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)
£12.70 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 Monday 20th January 2025
Carpenter
(Salary in the range of £27,505-£31,596)
Peterhouse, the oldest of the Cambridge Colleges, has an exciting role of Carpenter, which we are seeking to fill within our highly regarded Maintenance Team.
Working as part of a team the successful candidate will provide both reactive and planned maintenance support covering all areas within the College and other properties. The Carpenter will be an integral member of the Maintenance Department where the principal trades are represented and provides carpentry support to the College.
You will be a qualified carpenter with proven skills and be able to carry out carpentry work for the College – e.g. fitting locks, hanging doors, carrying out repairs to sash windows etc.
The post-holder will enjoy:
- 25 days annual holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- a free meal when on duty, when the kitchens are open
- uniform allowance
- car parking (whilst on duty, subject to availability)
- use of the College gym
- Medicash 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.
a contributory pension scheme to eligible employees, after 3 months’ completed service.
The closing date for completed applications: 8.00am Friday 24th January 2025
Domestic Supervisor
£13.95 per hour
(37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
Peterhouse, the oldest of the Cambridge Colleges, has an exciting role of Domestic Supervisor, which we are seeking to fill.
To assist the Housekeeping Department to provide a top quality housekeeping service. The Domestic Supervisor will be a working supervisor and expected to use initiative to ensure the completion of work in accordance with the instructions of the Head Housekeeper and Assistant Housekeeper. The supervisor will be responsible for cleaning certain houses and carrying out the day-to-day supervision of Domestic Assistants.
The holiday entitlement is pro rata to 25 days per annum. The College provides car parking whilst on duty, which is subject to availability. 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. If you choose to take a lunch, a 30-minute unpaid break will be added to your working day
The closing date for completed applications: 8.00am Monday 20th January 2025
Application Form 2022 May_53.docx
Gardener
(£24,913 to £25,411 per annum, depending on experience)
(37.5 hours per week)
Peterhouse, the oldest of the Cambridge Colleges, has an exciting role of Gardener, which we are seeking to fill.
Our Gardeners are responsible to the Head Gardener for around 9 acres of grounds, including the Fellows’ Garden Deer Park, Scholars’ Garden, Master’s Lodge Garden. The gardens include areas of herbaceous borders, shrub beds, trees and shrubs, greenhouses for propogation, and more natural areas mostly over 2 sites in the centre of Cambridge. This is an exciting time to join the Gardens team as there are a number of projects which will be very high profile for the College in the near future.
The successful candidate will be a key member of the Gardens team, supporting the Head Gardener as required. Duties include: care of lawns and ornamental beds; basic maintenance of tools and machinery; care of trees and shrubs, including pruning; greenhouse work, including propagation.
You should possess a real enthusiasm for garden maintenance and development and a drive to achieve the highest possible standards. You will ideally have a formal horticultural qualification with demonstrable, practical hands-on horticultural experience.
The College provides 25 days holiday per year. The College provides car parking whilst on duty, which is subject to availability. The College offers an auto-enrolled pension scheme to eligible employees, after 3 months’ completed service. Lunch is provided free of charge when on duty over lunchtime and when the College kitchens are open
The closing date for completed applications: 8.00am on Friday 7th February 2025. Interviews will be held Tuesday 25th February 2025