Employer: National Trust
Salary: £24,483 per annum
Date Added: 04/03/2024
Summary
Are you looking to develop your career in Food & Beverage? The National Trust is renowned for its food and hospitality. We run 185 cafes all over England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we’d love you to join us.
We have an opening for a Food and Beverage Assistant Manager to join our friendly team at Winkworth Arboretum. Because we are in a rural area, please think about how you’d be able to get here for work, before applying for the job.
Benefits: We want to help you look after the things that matter to you, such as saving for your future, getting a discount on your weekly shop, or encouraging you to find a work-life balance. Please read our package, below, to see what benefits we offer you.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 with weekends included. Typically between 9.00am – 5.00pm so no evenings or split shifts.
Salary: £24,483 per annum
This is our anticipated salary from 1st April but is subject to final confirmation following the Trust’s annual pay review process’ on all our vacancies.
Duration: Permanent
Interview date: 18th, 19th & 20th March 2024
What it’s like to work here
You will be joining the team at an exciting time as we look to open our new Visitor Centre, including our new café in July. This will be a brand new building in the heart of the Arboretum with a large purpose built café and kitchen with all new facilities and equipment.
Joining our team at this exciting time, you’ll be given a full and thorough induction with time spent both onsite in our existing facilities and offsite at other properties in order to gain full understanding of our National Trust Food & Beverage systems and ways of working while the new building is completed. Once access is gained to the new building, you will play a pivotal role in leading the team through this change and setting the new business up for success.
To find out more about what it’s like to work in a food and beverage team for the National Trust, click here to watch our video.
What you’ll be doing
As Food and Beverage Assistant Manager, you’ll be working closely with the Food and Beverage Manager. You’ll be helping to look after the entire operation, keeping consistently high standards in the team, in the outlets, and in the food and drink we prepare and serve. You’ll always have an eye on ways to improve service and standards for our visitors.
You’ll support the team to help build a great place to work. This could include helping with recruiting and training new people or developing the team. You’ll make sure that the team follow all relevant legislation and National Trust policies.
You’ll be setting and achieving financial targets to increase income and profits. This could be by driving sales through controlling resources and achieving the best possible customer service.
We’ll give you an induction that fits the job, and training in allergens and food safety, plus any mentoring needed to help you in your role. You can sign up for further professional training and development if you wish.
Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.
Who we’re looking for
We’d love to hear from you if you’re:
•Used to achieving outstanding customer service in a similar environment.
•A good leader of people, skilled in setting personal objectives and giving feedback.
•Experienced with budgets to increase income and control costs (including managing stock and waste).
•A people person, with a friendly attitude and great communication skills.
•Aware of health and safety compliance.
The package
The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.
- Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
- Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Tax-free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most Trust places
- Independent financial advice
Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.
Application Deadline: 15/04/2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Submitted Applications: 4