Salary and Contract
Grade UE02: £24,547 per annum plus 5% premium band for flexible working. Full‑time: 35 hours per week, 5 over 7 days, including weekends. Open‑ended (permanent) contract. Vacancies: 2.
The Opportunity
Commis Chefs are needed to join the University of Edinburgh Catering Department at the John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock halls.
The John McIntyre Centre is a 650‑seater buffet restaurant providing approximately 28,000 meals each week during student periods and breakfast, lunch and dinner to commercial guests year‑round.
Salary is £24,547 per annum plus 5% premium band for flexible working.
Your Skills and Attributes for Success
- Basic food service knowledge.
- Flexibility.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience of working in a successful team.
Application Information
Please include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- Part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive staff benefits such as generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family‑friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page. 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 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. The University is unable to sponsor international workers in this role; international applicants cannot apply for a Skilled Worker visa.
Key Dates
The closing date for applications is 15th July 2026.
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