Catering Assistant

The role

‘Source’ is the University of Bristol’s award-winning catering brand and are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly individual to take the role of Catering Assistant within its flagship outlet in Senate House, whereby we operate a food court and a student bar. The role will suit someone who has experience in catering or hospitality and can demonstrate hospitable and hard-working qualities.

This is an amazing opportunity that provides work-life balance, training & development, working alongside a large and supportive team and involvement in exciting food & drink projects. The contract is 35 hours a week with paid overtime, generous annual leave as well as extra paid days off for university closure days. Whilst mostly Monday – Friday, occasional weekend work will be included.

Our Catering Assistants are the friendly faces serving our students, other university staff and visitors and delivering great customer service.

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate will be preparing and serving food and drink whilst delivering great customer service. We will train you in all areas of service as required including barista training, bar training, event service and generally looking after our students and customers as part of a team.

You should apply if

• Hospitality experience in food service and dealing with guests
• Experience of working within a diverse team
• High organisational skills and the ability to adapt to the needs of the business
• Ready to work somewhere that genuinely works hard to look after their team

Additional information

Contract type: Open ended

Work pattern: Full time / 35 hours

Grade: B

Salary: £24,479 per annum

School/Unit: Catering

Shift pattern: 5 days out of 7

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Tuesday 4th August

For informal queries please contact Ioana Dobos (Sign in to view email) - Unit Manager.

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JOB NUMBER

SUPP113621

CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN

Open ended / Full time

POSTING END DATE

04 Aug 2026

FACULTY/DIVISION

Campus Division

SALARY

£23,742 per annum