Butler’s Assistant

Corpus Christi College
Cambridge

Job Description

Job Title:

Butler’s Assistant

Department:

Catering

Responsible to:

College Butler

Purpose of Job:

To provide a first-class front of house service and strive to continually
improve  those  service.  To  set  up,  service,  and  clear  college  function
rooms for meetings, seminars, feasts and college events. To supervise
and  assist  in  the  daily  cafeteria  service  and  create  a  welcoming
environment for all college members.

Duties and responsibilities:
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Set up function rooms for meetings, seminars, feasts and events to exacting
standards.
Provide and service refreshments to meeting rooms, liaising with conference
organisers to ensure expectations are met.
Ensure high levels of organisation, utilising key communication sources such as
function sheets, to stay ahead of operational demands.
Provide high standards of twice daily services within the college cafeteria, servicing
students, fellows and staff.
PCI DSS and recording of the cafeteria till.

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areas.
Ensure allergen information is correct and appropriately communicated to the college
community for the events you are working.
Comply with, and gain certification for, all associated statutory health, safety and
hygiene responsibilities.
Consistently present a positive & professional attitude at all time so the department
objectives are met.

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•  Maintain excellent relations with the Catering and Conference team.

Supervision
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Lead by example for casual catering team members.
Give instruction to and oversee work completed by casual team members.
Support junior team members and other trainees in catering Front of House
operations.

Health and Safety
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Ensure all hygiene, health and safety standards are adhered to and the College’s
Health & Safety policies are complied with.
Ensure full compliance with the Allergen and Food Safety Manual, adopting a
proactive approach to the Allergen Procedure Guide to consistently maintain all
procedures and uphold safe practices at all times.
Implementations of all cleaning rotas/schedules are carried out and spot checks are

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completed on each area.
Demonstrate a consistently high standard of personal cleanliness and appearance
Ensure that all faults are reported as necessary to the College Butler, or Catering
Manager.
All staff must adopt a responsible and proactive attitude towards health and safety
and to comply with any procedures as required by the College to ensure the health
and safety of themselves, their colleagues and any other persons that may be affected
by their actions.  They must be prepared to undertake any training provided in relation
to health and safety or which is identified as necessary in relation to their work.

College Staff Values
•  To uphold the College Staff Values:  Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Creativity

Safeguarding
•  Corpus Christi College is committed to safeguarding our students and staff and has policies

in place to ensure this.

The above is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be expected to undertake other related
duties as required by the College Butler. The list of duties may be subject to revision at the end of the
probationary period.

Person Specification

Criteria

Education/Qualifications
•  Basic food hygiene certificate.
Knowledge/Experience
•  Conference/ Banquet waiting experience.
•  Current hospitality and food trends.
•  WSET certification.
Skills
•  Basic numeracy.
•  Ability to work without supervision.
•  Food and wine service skills.
IT Skills
•  Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook for emails
Personal Qualities
•  Enthusiastic to work in a leading food service team.
•  Clean and tidy appearance.
•  Flexible attitude to work.
•  Good timekeeping.
•  Good understanding of written and verbal English.
•  Ability to give instructions to junior and casual team members
Physical/Special Requirements
•  Due to the age and layout of the college, there are a number of

steep staircases and areas of restricted access

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Butlers Assistant JD 2026

Issued by Department Head

…………Iain Sutherland……Name

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…Signature

…………23.03.2026……….Date

Accepted and Understood by Postholder   …………………………………….Name

…………………………………….Signature

…………………………………….Date

This job description will be reviewed periodically when additions and amendments may be made.

Butlers Assistant JD 2026