Chaplain & Welfare Officer

Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed college in Cambridge is seeking a full-time Senior Butler. This role requires expertise in food service and the ability to manage a small team while ensuring high standards of customer care. The successful candidate will work approximately 80 hours per fortnight, including evenings and weekends, with a salary range of £29,598 - £31,410 per year, plus benefits. This position also includes holiday entitlement, parking, and meals while on duty.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Car parking may be available

Uniform provided

Medical cashback scheme

Free meals provided on duty

Qualifications

• Competence in various styles of food service and the ability to manage a small team.
• Meticulous and practical hands-on approach required.

Responsibilities

• Manage food service and staff effectively.
• Ensure high standards of customer care and service.

Skills

Food service competence

Team management

Customer care

Job description

What we require to prove the right to work (July 2021)

The College has a legal responsibility to ensure thatallits employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you attend for interview or are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to the College verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

1. If you are invited to interview:

If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to bring original documents and a copy will be taken, or if you hold a 'digital immigration status', your Share Code will be required to access this status online.

2. Ifyou already have a ‘digital status’

The code and your date of birth, and we can then view your status online, prior to interview

3. If you cannot or have not provided evidence at interview stage:

If you cannot provide evidence of right to work in the UK at interview stage, this must be provided before you can take up employment with us. It is your legal responsibility to do so.

Current Vacancy - Senior Butler

Senior Butler

£29,598 - £31,410 per annum (depending on experience)

plus benefits and parking

We are looking to recruit a full-time person for the exciting post of Senior Butler to join the existing team.

The role will require the successful candidate to be competent in a variety of styles of food service, adopting a practical hands-on approach whilst displaying the ability to manage a small team of staff in an effective and productive manner in order to ensure high standards of customer care and service are met and maintained.

The successful candidate will have a meticulous, practical ‘hands on’ approach whilst also being able to organise and direct other service staff in an effective and productive manner.

Normal hours of work will be on average 80 hours per fortnight (including meal breaks) worked over a shift system that includes some evening, weekend and Bank Holiday working.

Additional Benefits & Information

• The holiday entitlement is 25 days plus 8 bank and public holidays; part of this entitlement must be taken during kitchen closure periods (at Christmas and Easter)
• A car parking space may be available, subject to availability
• The College provides a uniform.
• The College offers an auto-enrolled pension scheme to eligible employees, after 3 months’ completed service. The scheme is the Cambridge Colleges Group Personal Pension Scheme (CCGPPS) with Aviva.
• Meals are provided free of charge when on duty and when the College kitchens are open.
• The College offers a medical cashback scheme to staff.

The closing date for completed applications: 8.00am on Monday 5th January 2026

Current Vacancy - Chaplain & Welfare Officer

Chaplain & Welfare Officer

(Initial term of 5 years, with the possibility of renewal)

(the post holder to be in place from mid-April 2026, and no later than 1st September 2026)

The Master and Fellows of Peterhouse are seeking to appoint a Chaplain and Welfare Officer who is keen to develop and nurture the Chapel community whilst also offering pastoral care and support to all members of the College community.

We are seeking a Chaplain & Welfare Officer to join us who:

• Will have the ability to communicate the Christian faith intelligently and coherently, within a college environment.
• Will have a strong degree of empathy, in order to gain the trust and respect of students and colleagues, and will both enjoy and support the College as a community.
• Will be committed to, and able to sustain the liturgical life of the College Chapel, rooted as it is in the Book of Common Prayer.
• Will be educated to degree level and be an ordained member of the Church of England or a church in communion with the Church of England.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the Dean in maintaining the worship and community of the College Chapel both in and out of Term.
• Having responsibility for most aspects of Chapel administration.
• Arranging a programme of non-clinical welfare events in consultation with the Senior Tutor, Welfare team and student representatives.
• Offering pastoral care to all members of the College community and helping them to access other sources of support.
• Meeting regularly with the Nurse, Mental Health Adviser, College Counsellor, Tutors and student welfare representatives.

We can offer you:

• A supportive and friendly community, where student welfare and support are paramount
• The stipend of an incumbent within the Ely Diocese (£34,950 from 1st April 2026 per annum)
• Suitable housing in the centre of Cambridge, or a housing allowance of £11,000 per annum, if you are living in your own accommodation
• Pension contributions toward a pension scheme.

An office and parking (if available) in the College.

Dining privileges on High Table and a number of other free meals

The closing date for completed applications is 8.00am on Monday 9th February 2026