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SalaryGrade UE02 – £21,900 (£12 per hour) per annum (pro rata). (A revised salary range for this grade of £21,978 - £22,134 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024). + 18% uplift to compensate for Annual Leave
Corporate Services Group - Accommodation, Catering and Events
Guaranteed Hours Contract
Open Ended - Permanent
The Opportunity:
An exciting opportunity has become available to join our team in the beautiful Levels Café and Lounge based at Holyrood Road. Levels has been designed to provide both a high speed “Grab and Go Food” style of service as well as a self-service operation with both snacking and an extensive range of fast casual dining, salad bars and speciality hot beverages.
Whilst Levels Cafe is not a full restaurant waiter style operation, its design provides for a number of different seating zones, designed in consideration of a very diverse customer market from students, staff, public, visitors, and a wide variety of other possible customers attending events, teaching and evening classes in the adjacent “Outreach Centre”.
As a Barista/Café Assistant you will assist in the preparation and service of food and beverages for the outlet. You will currently be working in a hospitality position within a similar café/hotel/restaurant environment and be looking for your next step into a very demanding but rewarding position. Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers alike, you will have excellent organisational and planning skills. You will take pride in maintaining high standards and be able to demonstrate the ability to go the extra mile to enhance the customer’s experience and exceed expectations.
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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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £12 per hour + 18% (holiday allowance)
- 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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
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 right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
Closing date for applications 10 April 2024
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Interviews will be held within 2 weeks of the closing date.
