Head of Dining Services

2 weeks ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Gonville & Caius College Full time

**Why work at Caius?**
Benefits include:

- Generous pension scheme; 21.6% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
- Healthcare cash-plan
- 33 days of annual leave (including public holidays)
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- College gym
- Lunch on site
- The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment

**The Role**
Gonville & Caius College is seeking an excellent individual to join its Front of House team as **Head of Dining Services (Maternity Cover)**. The Head of Dining Services (Maternity Cover) will have a key role to play in the provision of catering to all customers of the Catering Department and will lead the service teams within the department ensuring that engagement with students, Fellows and staff is excellent at every level. Reporting to the Head of Catering, the Head of Dining Services will be responsible for managing the waiting staff, including permanent and casual members of the team.

This is **full time, fixed-term** maternity cover role (expected to be between **12 to 15 months in length**). The hours of work are **40 hours per week**, worked over **5 out of 7 days (including weekends and evenings)**.

The annual salary for this position is **£36,234**.

**The College**
Gonville & 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 a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

**Further Information**
- The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

**The Application Process**

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

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £36,234.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Store discounts

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Reference ID: HDS0822

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