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Catering Services
Part time: 2 vacancies part time standard working hours. Shifts between 8am-5:30pm
Permanent
THE POST - Food Service Assistant
The catering services team within Ayr Campus are expanding as the new Student Union Hub is opening in September 2024. This is an exciting time to join this team and expand on your existing skillset. You will be engaging with customers and complying with licensing laws. The postholder will be responsible for preparing food, merchandising and ensuring all workstations are clean. The shift pattern for these roles may vary on a weekly basis. This would be discussed in further detail in an interview.
The successful candidate should have the following:
- Customer Service Experience
- Working knowledge of EPOS tills
- Teamwork
- Experience in basic food preparation
- Ability to work under pressure & excellent communication skills
Please note that these 10-20-hour contracts & evening/weekend work may be required.
ABOUT US
UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings).
Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.
We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:
- 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
- An additional days leave on your birthday
- Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (currently 19.3%), including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme.
- A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
- Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
- Fitness facilities across our campuses
- Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Professional, career and research development opportunities.
Interview Date: 3rd & 4th of December 2024
The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.
UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.
UWS is a "Disability Confident" employer.
University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.
