Salary: circa £30,720 per annum, depending on skills and experience (2025/26 pay award pending)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (exclusive of meal breaks)
Contract Type: Permanent, subject to six months’ probation
Selwyn College, with a reputation for friendliness and good food, is recruiting for a full-time Senior Chef de Partie to join our catering team.
The successful applicant will work with the Head Chef and Deputy Head Chef in consistently producing the highest possible standard of food for our students, staff, Fellows and conference guests, with a brief to introduce innovative dishes to enhance the overall dining experience for our customers.
Applicants should hold (or be working towards) a recognised chef qualification. The ability to work within a team to tight deadlines while providing excellent service at all times will be essential for success in the role. If you have a positive ‘can do’ attitude and are the kind of person who jumps in to help to ensure service is never compromised, we would love to meet you.
If you are considering a move to University of Cambridge college hospitality, please take a look at the video on our vacancies page, which provides an insight into the variety of experiences available to those working in this exciting sector: https://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/jobs
The College offers excellent benefits, including:
- Generous occupational pension scheme
- A free meal on duty
- Free use of the College gym
- Free on-site parking
- Pleasant working environment
- University of Cambridge staff card (for a small charge), which offers a wide variety perks and local discounts
- Access to the College Library and University Libraries
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Healthcare benefits*
*subject to completion of probationary period
Our beautiful grounds are generally open to visitors without appointment, so if you would like to have a look around Selwyn prior to submitting your application, you are very welcome to call in at the Porters’ Lodge. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact us at the email address below and we will be happy to arrange an informal chat with our Head Chef and Head of Catering.
Selwyn College is home to students of all backgrounds from the UK and across the world. We are proud of our diversity. We are keen to receive applications from people who may be under-represented in our community.
Downloads:
Application Form (.pdf) (recommended if completing on a mobile device)
How to Apply
Send a completed application form via email to recruitment@sel.cam.ac.uk. (Please do not send a CV unless this is accompanied by a completed application form.)
Closing date: Noon Monday 11 August 2025*
Interviews: TBD
*Please note this is being run as a rolling recruitment process. We will be assessing applications, shortlisting and offering interviews as the applications are received. The job will close once a candidate has been appointed, so we strongly encourage early applications.
