Cafßand Retail Assistant

Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester

Salary: GBP 22,768 per annum.

Hours:

Full time, average 35 hours per week, flexible rota normally Monday to Friday, with occasional weekends and evenings.

Contract:

Permanent.

• Deliver excellent customer service across café, retail, bar, and event settings
• Prepare and serve food and beverages, including tea and coffee services
• Support conferences, functions, and events
• Work in retail outlets, mobile catering units, and wash up areas
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and food safety
• Demonstrate awareness of allergens and dietary requirements
• Follow all University, departmental, and legal procedures (including Health and Safety, COSHH, and security)
• Support sustainability through responsible waste management and resource use
• Work flexibly as part of a supportive team

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education (GCSE or equivalent), excellent customer care skills, and the flexibility to work on a rota that includes occasional evenings and weekends, particularly to support our mobile catering and retail units. The role also requires the ability to lift and move items weighing up to 25kg. Desirable attributes include strong interpersonal and communication skills, a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, and basic IT skills.

Full training will be provided. Occasional travel to other University sites in Cirencester, including the Alliston Centre, may also be required.

At the Royal Agricultural University, our values underpin everything we do. We are collaborative, open-minded, resourceful, responsible, and inclusive, and we are proud of our welcoming campus community. The University is committed to equality, inclusion, safeguarding, data protection, and the. We offer a generous holiday entitlement, an Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health, a subsidised gym and ongoing learning and development of its staff.

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Closing date: 18 January 2026. Interviews: 29/30 January.