Food and Beverage Assistant; Term-Time

Food and Beverage Assistant (Term‑Time, 25 hours per week)

The east hospitality team have a part time vacancy available for the role of Food & Beverage Assistant, working during term time. As a Food & Beverage Assistant you will be required to ensure that the day to day running of the catering operation is smooth and that customers are provided with a high standard of service at all times.

• Take customer orders and serve food and drink
• Work the tills
• Stock food stations
• Assist with cleaning and clearing tables and catering areas

This role will predominantly be working Monday to Friday either 9.30 am to 2.30 pm or 3.30 pm to 8.30 pm, but could include early morning, evening and weekend shifts (5 hours a day, 25 hours per week).

• 7 full weeks off over Christmas and New Year, to include the vacation time, public holidays and university holidays, revision days and assessment days, and the inter‑semester break, in accordance with the published academic year chart.
• 2 weeks off over Easter, to include the vacation time, public holidays and university holidays, in accordance with the published academic year chart.
• The first 1 full week off in June.
• 2 full weeks off between mid‑August and mid‑September, to be agreed with your line manager.
• Training and uniforms are provided.
• Opportunities for development and to seek promotion.

• Campus Services New Starter Bonus (£1,000) payable the month after successfully passing your six‑month probation (pro rata for part‑time).
• Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus available if a University staff member has referred you.
• Free counselling services through Health Assured.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym.
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees.
• Staff discount on language courses.
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes.
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days.
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, Linked In Learning and more.
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath.
• Local discounts and more.
• A family‑friendly workplace.
• Excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce.
• Relocation allowance.
• Visa reimbursement and interest‑free loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses.

• Experience of providing an excellent standard of customer service in a customer‑focussed environment.
• Previous experience of working in the hospitality industry is an advantage.
• Good team worker capable of remaining calm and professional in high‑pressure situations.
• Ability to work efficiently during peak times.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jonathan Bowker at  However please ensure that you submit your application through the university website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Right to Work in the UK:
We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.