Job Description

Job Category: Professional, Administration and Operational
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CSG / Accommodation, Catering and Events (Location: Nucleus Cafe, Kings Buildings_
Grade UE02: 22,995 - 23,350 per annum, plus 5% Premium band
Open-ended (permanent)
Full time: 35 hours per week, 5 out of 7 days including weekends
The Opportunity:
We are looking for Catering Assistants 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.
Your skills and attributes for success:

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

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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
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 (opens new browser tab).
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 9 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 during W/C 15 September 2025.
About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow's greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team:
Accommodation, Catering and Events provides catered and self-catered residential accommodation for over 10,000 students, including community and welfare support through its Residence Life service. We also operate 17 cafes and a range of other catering products to students and staff across the University estate. Under our commercial brand, The University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection, we deliver hotel accommodation options to around 200,000 guests each year plus an extensive selection of conference, catering and event services to over 2,000 events.
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