Hotel Food & Beverage Assistant

February 1, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Hotel Food & Beverage Assistant

Company: University of Edinburgh

Job description: Job Description:

Accommodation, Catering and Events; Business Development and Occupancy

UE02 £21,900 per annum + 15% premium band (A revised salary range for this grade of £21,978 to £22,134 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)

Open ended, full time (35 hours per week)

We have a fantastic opportunity in our hotel food and beverage team part of the University of Edinburgh and are looking for food and beverage assistants with great personalities who are team players and have outstanding customer service skills.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for positive, enthusiastic, team players who love customer service and take pride in their work. You will be serving a range of guests during breakfast; lunch and dinner in one of our 3 hotels with a smile on your face and striving to go the extra mile.

In return you will receive above industry rate of pay; generous benefits and opportunities to develop within our team. This contract will allow you to work in line with our business demands in a variety of morning; day or evening shifts.

You will have an opportunity to be part of our newly branded hotels; ensuring great standards are delivered and excellent customer service is provided either at The Scholar Hotel, The Scott or KM Hotel & Apartments.

The ideal applicant will be able to demonstrate their food and beverage experience in a minimum 3* hotel setting, has an exceptional eye for detail and display a positive can-do attitude at all times

The post is on a Contracted hours basis, working a variety of shifts; 365 days per year

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Passionate about delivering great service
  • Attention to detail and a positive attitude
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Willingness to learn

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits , staff discounts, , flexible working and much more. Access our for further information and use our to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Interviews will be held within 2 weeks of the closing date.

About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team:

Accommodation, Catering and Events provides catered and self-catered residential accommodation for over 10,000 students, including community and welfare support through its Residence Life service. We also operate 17 cafes and a range of other catering products to students and staff across the University estate. Under our commercial brand, The University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection, we deliver hotel accommodation options to around 200,000 guests each year plus an extensive selection of conference, catering and event services to over 2,000 events.

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Location: United Kingdom

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