Job Description

Grade UE02: 22,995 to 23,350 per annum pro-rata (12.60 - 12.79 per hour) plus 18.1% Uplift

Accommodation, Catering and Events / Nucleus Cafe

Guaranteed hours: 20 hours per year

Open-ended (permanent)

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Catering Assistant to join our existing team at Nucleus, King's Building's. Nucleus is a quick service restaurant, embracing the latest technology and ordering systems to deliver a fast-paced service to our wide customer base. Following the direction of the catering manager and team leader, you will be responsible for preparing fantastic food and beverages and delivering excellent service to our customers.


The salary for this post is

22,995 to 23,350

per annum plus 18.1% Uplift.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Focused upon excellent customer service. Great attention to detail. Efficient and organised. Team orientated. Strong communication.

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:


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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

A competitive salary. An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community. Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our

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Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.


Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our

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The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is

1st September 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.




Interviews will be held

1 week after closing date.