Kitchen Assistant

The National Trust is renowned for its food and hospitality. We run 185 cafes, tea-rooms and restaurants all over England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we'd love you to join us.

We’re looking for a Kitchen Assistant. In this role, you’d be making a real difference to the work of the National Trust, as well as helping to give people a memorable day out. 

This location is in a rural area, so please think about how you’d 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: 30-37.5 hours a week, including weekends and bank holidays

Salary: £11.50 per hour

Duration: Permanent

Interview date: Group interview at 4:30pm on Monday 28th October 2024

Internally known as 'Food & Beverage Team Member'.

For this role, you’ll need to complete our online assessment instead of using a C.V. or online application form. This will help us understand more about your strengths and give you more information on the role.

Reporting to the Food & Beverage Assistant Manager, you'll be based at Clumber Park (Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3BE), once the country estate of the Dukes of Newcastle. Clumber is a beautiful expanse of parkland, heath and woods covering more than 3,800 acres. There are a number of Food & Beverage outlets, including The Turning Yard Café, Lake Brew (grab and go), Central Bark (our dog friendly café) and a number of seasonal outlets. At Clumber we work like a family unit and fully support each other in terms of wellbeing, progression, and opportunities.  

With your love of working with people, positive attitude and desire to provide an excellent service, you’ll support the Kitchen Team in the successful delivery of our menu. Your duties will include basic food preparation and cleaning. From time to time you may be required to assist the front of house team to ensure our customers are looked after when they visit our Food and Beverage outlet.

You'll receive a bespoke induction, allergen/food safety training and the coaching required to fulfil in role. Further professional training & development opportunities are available.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role.

No experience is needed, but we’d love to hear from you if you’re:

• Happy to work in a team or on your own initiative.
• A people person, who cares about giving great service.
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn.

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)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme 
• 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

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.