Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours Gonville & Caius College Catering Department invites applications for a Breakfast Chef position, to
prepare and cook a modern style breakfast and brunch menu for our café and B&B offering as well as other foods as required. You will work as a member of the wider kitchen team focusing on the café breakfast options as well as some lighter preparation for other café items as needed. The College’s busy catering department serves a varied style of food daily to students, staff, Fellows and guests with breakfast being one of them. You will have some experience as a chef as well as some knowledge of brunch style foods, with a keen desire to provide great food that is well presented, have good attention to detail and the ability to provide an input in new ideas together with the senior chefs. Hours of work will normally be 7.00-14.30 Monday to Friday during term time with some flexibility for extended hours and occasional weekend work out of term. This is a permanent role.The hours of work are 37.5 hours per week. The annual salary is £27,090 (£28,896 40hr FTE) . The College Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard. The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Why work at Caius? Benefits include: Generous Pension Scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit Health care cash plan 33 days of annual holiday (inc. Public Holidays) Free on-site lunch provided Workplace Nursery Scheme (salary sacrifice) College gym Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility) Cycle to work scheme The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment The Application Process For further information, view the full job description, register and apply, please click the above ‘Apply’ button. The closing date for applications is 12 noon GMT on Tuesday 24 November 2026 You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received. For your application to be considered it MUST be complete and include an up-to-date CV. The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. For additional information, please email careers@cai.cam.ac.uk £27,090 per annum
