The College has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you attend for interview or are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to the College verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
1. If you are invited to interview:
If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to bring original documents and a copy will be taken, or if you hold a 'digital immigration status', your Share Code will be required to access this status online.
2. If you already have a ‘digital status’
If you already have a ‘digital status’, then you will need to raise a share code via this page: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. You will need to send Helen Walker (Helen.Walker@pet.cam.ac.uk) or Belinda Steel (Belinda.Steel@pet.cam.ac.uk) the code and your date of birth, and we can then view your status online, prior to interview
3. If you cannot or have not provided evidence at interview stage:
If you cannot provide evidence of right to work in the UK at interview stage, this must be provided before you can take up employment with us. It is your legal responsibility to do so.
Domestic Assistant (30 hours per week)
£12.10 an hour
(plus 1 in 4 weekend working, paid at overtime rates)
Peterhouse, the oldest of the Cambridge Colleges, has exciting roles for Domestic Assistant, which we are seeking to fill.
To clean and provide a high quality housekeeping service for a designated set of rooms and common areas within the College or an associated College house (off-site houses are mainly in Parkside and Warkworth Street). Each area is overseen by a Domestic Supervisor who is a key point of contact to support the role.
The holiday entitlement is pro rata to 25 days per annum. The College offers an auto-enrolled pension scheme to eligible employees, after 3 months’ completed service. The scheme is the Cambridge Colleges Group Personal Pension Scheme (CCGPPS) with Aviva. The College offers Medicash a medical cashback scheme. Lunch is provided free of charge when on duty over lunchtime i.e. your working hours cover the official lunch period and when the College kitchens are open.
The closing date for completed applications: 8.00am Friday 6th September 2024
Food Service Assistant (Assistant Butler)
Salary in the region of £25,918 to £28,054 (depending on experience)
*plus excellent benefits, with a fixed rota pattern and fixed days off*
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic person to join the Front of House Team within the Catering Department. We welcome applications from people seeking a career in food service as full training will be given.
Catering within Peterhouse is extremely diverse, and covers a range of functions in any one day. In Term we have the service of student meals and Formal Hall, Fellows lunch and dinner, private dinners and lunches, day meetings and conferences. Out of term we have conferences, weddings, summer schools and a range of other external functions. We treat every function, large or small, with the same amount of care and dedication.
The Assistant Butler is one of the team of Butlers at Peterhouse who primarily provides a range of meal services throughout the year. The role is therefore a varied and interesting one, requiring a meticulous, practical, hands-on approach. At certain times the Assistant Butler will be responsible for the management of a small team of casual Service Staff. The post is full-time. You will follow a fixed and planned rota which provides a range of different shifts, including many straight shifts and alternate weekends off.
You will enjoy:
- 25 days annual holiday (plus Bank Holidays). The College kitchens are closed entirely at Christmas and Easter, leaving you 15 days to be taken throughout the year.
- a free meal when on duty,
- free uniform
- car parking (whilst on duty, subject to availability),
- use of the College gym.
- We also offer Medicash, which is a medical cashback scheme which offers money back for health-related costs, e.g. dentists, opticians, prescriptions. There is also a discount scheme within this giving discounts off shopping, cinema tickets, utilities and travel.
- The College offers a pension scheme to eligible employees, after 3 months’ completed service. The scheme is the Cambridge Colleges Group Personal Pension Scheme (CCGPPS) with Aviva.
The closing date for applications is 8.00am Monday 16th September 2024
JD Assistant Butler Sept 2024.pdf
Additional candidate information AB May 2024_0.pdf
application_form_2022_may_3 (2)_8.docx
Maintenance Technician
(The salary for the post is £28,618 per annum)
Peterhouse, the oldest of the Cambridge Colleges, has an exciting role of Maintenance Technician, which we are seeking to fill.
The Maintenance Technician will work as part of a team which provides both reactive and planned maintenance support covering all areas within the College and other properties as may from time to time be required. The successful candidate will carry out planned and routine repairs, improvements and emergency maintenance work of College buildings; undertake small refurbishment projects within their capabilities and to collaborate with other trades if/when necessary.
The postholder will deal with blockages in drains and general plumbing works; carry out water temperature monitoring and flushing and ensure all work is carried out safely and securely, meets industry standards and is executed within health and safety regulations, and be responsible for your own health and safety within the workplace. Assisting other team members with larger maintenance tasks; and inspect building regularly to identify problems and necessary maintenance are part of the role.
You will have a current working knowledge of Health & Safety regulations and be able to work individually and also as part of a team, be highly motivated and have demonstrably high standards of work.
The closing date for completed applications is Monday 16th September 2024
Application is by letter to the Human Resources Manager at hr@pet.cam.ac.uk