Café Assistant

Posted 01 July 2025
Salary £27,181— £27,929 p.a. (depending on experience) plus benefits
Job type Permanent
Reference001382
Closing date 31 July 2025
Vacancy TypeFull Time

Job description

Salary: £27,181— £27,929 p.a. (depending on experience) plus benefits

Job type:             Permanent

Hours:                 39.25 hours per week

 

St John’s College, one of the largest Colleges within the University of Cambridge, is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Café Assistant.

 

The College offers a competitive benefits package including membership of a defined contributory pension scheme, 36 days’ annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), access to a ‘cash plan’ healthcare scheme currently provided by Simplyhealth, free lunch (up to a specified monetary limit), free use of an on-site Gym and free parking close to the College site, subject to availability.

 

Before You Apply – Please Read

To help you submit the strongest possible application, we’ve created a Candidate Information Pack that provides further information about the role and how to apply. It outlines what we’re looking for, how to structure your CV and covering letter, and tips to stand out. We strongly encourage all applicants to read this guidance before applying. You can find it here: Candidate Information Pack

 

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00 am on Thursday, 31 July 2025. Interviews are expected to be held as and when applications come in.

 

Please be advised that you will receive system-generated updates regarding the status of your application after it submitted directly through our recruitment system to the email address you provided. To ensure you receive all communications without interruption, we kindly ask that you:

  • Add the following email address to your safe sender list

  • peoplexd@accessacloud.com

  • recruitment@joh.cam.ac.uk

  • Regularly check your junk or spam folders, as emails may occasionally be filtered there.

 

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we find a suitable candidate.

 

In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy .