Catering and Events Assistant

For informal queries, please contact Alison Humphries at alison.humphries@warwick.ac.uk.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team in the Mathematics Research Centre (MRC) in the Warwick Mathematics Institute.

The role will provide event support to the MRC. The MRC hosts regular seminars, conferences and workshops. This role will involve receiving deliveries of food and drink and setting it out with appropriate food allergen and dietary information. Other event support may include basic administrative tasks including, but not limited to, badge making; attendance recording and compiling conference packs.

This role will also be required to provide a daily tea and coffee service to the department as well as service the weekly department Colloquium event. This role will be responsible for maintaining a clean and tidy kitchen adhering to food safety standards.

This role will also provide wider departmental support including, for example, the filling up of photocopier paper and stock taking.

It should be notes that some events run by the MRC take place outside of standard office hours and support at these would be expected. Advanced notice will be given of these and time off in lieu will be given where appropriate.

The post holder will be educated to GCSE level and will have Maths and English at Grade C or above.

This role will ideally suit someone who has experience of working in Catering and hospitality and Events. Knowledge of food hygiene and allergy awareness would be an advantage.

The ideal candidate will be a people person who possesses strong communication skills and who strives to provide a good customer service.

They will enjoy offering support at events and will understand the importance of the role they will play in ensuring events run smoothly and the importance of these events to the department.

The post holder will need to be able to use their initiative and work with minimal supervision.

The post holder will thrive in a busy environment and will be able to manage their time effectively.

Warwick Mathematics Institute is a world-class department at the heart of a world-class University. We are recognised for our academic excellence and our connectivity to the wider University. We offer a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. We recruit the brightest students, offer exceptional learning experiences, have a positive impact on society, produce impactful research that is published in premier journals and employ outstanding faculty who are global experts in their fields. Our historical strengths in pure mathematics are now complemented by increasingly broad coverage of applied subjects. We run a wide range of weekly seminar series, and many workshops and conferences.

We have a friendly Professional Services Team of approximately 30 staff who provide the administrative support to ensure the department can successfully deliver on all it offers in a professional and positive way. The Professional Services Team includes, but is not limited to, a Taught Programmes team who support our undergraduate and postgraduate taught students; teams working to support our postgraduate research students; an AMSP team who are responsible for delivering the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme which is a government-funded initiative aimed to increase participation in Core Maths, AS and A Level Maths and Further Maths, the Finance team and a team who work in the Mathematics Research Centre (MRC), which is there to support our large programme of academic seminars, workshops and conferences. More information on colleagues in the department can be found at https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/people/staff/.

The department encourages the personal and professional development of all its staff and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. In particular, we are working hard towards improving our gender balance; we currently hold a Bronze Athena Swan award and our energetic Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion committee plays a significant role in shaping departmental policy.

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CLOSING DATE: Thursday 04 April 2024 at 11.55pm

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date.

Your CV must include your most recent employment plus any additional relevant experience and education history.

Your cover letter should detail how you meet each of the essential and any of the desirable criteria in the job description using examples.

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The interviews will be held onWednesday 24 April 2024.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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