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Junior Chef de Partie

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE
29,487 per year (pro rata)
St. Johns College, Cambridge
Full-time
19th June 2026
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Job description

Salary: £29,487 - £31,130 p.a. (depending on experience) plus benefits

Job type:             Permanent

Hours:                  39.25 hours per week (flexible over seven days, including some weekends)

St John’s College, one of the largest Colleges within the University of Cambridge, is seeking to appoint a Junior Chef de Partie to assist the Executive Chef with providing meals for the College and maintaining standards of work and cleanliness in the kitchen.

The College offers a competitive benefits package including membership of a defined contributory pension scheme, 36 days’ annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), access to a ‘cash plan’ healthcare scheme currently provided by Simplyhealth, free lunch, free use of an on-site Gym and free parking close to the College site, subject to availability.

Before You Apply – Please Read

To help you submit the strongest possible application, we’ve created a Candidate Information Pack that provides further information about the role and how to apply. It outlines what we’re looking for, how to structure your CV and covering letter, and tips to stand out. We strongly encourage all applicants to read this guidance before applying. You can find it here: Junior Chef de Partie - Candidate Info Pack

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Friday, 19 June 2026.

Please be advised that you will receive system-generated updates regarding the status of your application after it is submitted directly through our recruitment system to the email address you provided. To ensure you receive all communications without interruption, we kindly ask that you:

  • Add the following email addresses to your safe sender list

  • peoplexd@accessacloud.com

  • recruitment@joh.cam.ac.uk

  • Regularly check your junk or spam folders, as emails may occasionally be filtered there.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we find a suitable candidate.

In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy .