Junior Sous Chef

2 weeks ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Gonville Caius College Full time

Why work at Caius?


Benefits include:

  • Generous pension scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
  • Healthcare cash-plan
  • 33 days of annual leave (including public holidays)
  • Free on-site lunch provided
  • Workplace Nursery Scheme (salary sacrifice)
  • Cycle-to-work scheme (subject to scheme rules)
  • Car Parking (subject to availability/eligibility)
  • College gym
  • The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment


The Role


We are looking for a passionate Junior Sous Chef to support us in our delivery of dining vision at the College. Responsible to the Head Chef, the Junior Sous Chef will manage one of two teams of chefs producing food for students, Fellows and staff, including the Masters Lodge and also our conferencing business.

The role will support the Head Chef and the Senior Sous Chefs in all aspects of food preparation to the highest possible standards using both modern and classical techniques.

You will take pride in customer satisfaction, willingness and flexibility in preparing a diverse style of dishes at both large and small volume levels and seek to instil creativity into your team on a daily basis, whilst managing menu planning and having some menu input.

As a Junior Sous Chef, you will have the highest knowledge of health & safety and HACCP, and be responsible for its daily checks and appropriate food ordering and planning, amongst other responsibilities.

This is a permanent, full-time role, 40 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £36,000per annum.



The College


Gonville and Caius College is one of the largest colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with the University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Our students come from all over the world and our undergraduates study all the subjects offered in the University. Our postgraduates play a vital role in the research activities of the wider University. Our Fellows have globally renowned research expertise ranging from Ancient History to Cosmology and are all recognised as leaders in their fields. The students who graduate from the college form an alumni group of approximately 11,000 individuals. They have achieved recognition in many walks of life and are resident in all continents.


Further Information


  • Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society and in particular, from people who may be under-represented in our community.
  • Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
  • During the application process candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring process.The contents of this form will not be disclosed to theselection or interview panels, and all applicant data is managed in accordance with our data protection policy.
  • The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
  • In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.


The Application Process


To view the full job description and apply, please click the 'apply' button.


  • The closing date for applications is 12 noon GMT on Monday 6th January 2025.
  • You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
  • Yourapplicationmust include an up-to-date CVand details of 2 referees, one of whom should have detailed knowledge of your ability in relation to the requirements of the role.



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