Food & Beverage Assistant Manager

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. Because we are in a very rural area, we have no links to public transport or public pathways, so 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: 37.50 per week This will include weekends and bank holidays, there are no split shifts or evenings. Salary: £28,548 pa Duration: Permanent regular Interview date: 12/13 February 2025 What it's like to work here This role is within the Chartwell portfolio which encompasses the Landemare café our main café at Chartwell with seating of 120 covers inside, 80 external and a further 70 in additional event space that's used for group booking and external events, together with a seasonally opening café situated in the grounds of the estate. Emmetts gardens a tea room located 5 miles away with seating for 50 internally and 70 externally. Giving you the opportunity to expand your experience over properties and events. Although the role is predominately based at Chartwell there may be occasion that assistance will be needed at Emmetts gardens. Chartwell is a busy operation with a passionate and dynamic team looking for someone to join and be part of the journey as we look to always improve and drive the business forward. A busy day at Chartwell can look like- running the main café with a team of 10 on shift, with two ice cream outlets open across the estate and the Garden cottage café with a team of 3 keeping all of them open and running at fully capacity. A number of private pre booked groups in our event space, and not forgetting our back of house team of chefs and bakers led by our head chef. To find out more about what it's like to work in a food and beverage team for the National Trust, clickhere towatch 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. There will be some cooking and customer service elements to this role to maintain service levels and support the team. 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. 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. 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. • Agood 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). • Apeople 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) • 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 moreabout the benefits we offer to support you. Closing Date: 09 February 2025 To apply for this vacancy simply click the 'apply' button in the top right hand side of the page. If you need any help with your application, i.e. due to technical difficulties, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at If you require an adjustment to the application process, for example due to disability or medical condition, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at and we'll support you as best as we can. For examples of how, please see our supporting you page. EqualOpportunities Statement The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here . Safeguarding Statement The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre. Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early. ADZN1_UKTJ

Location: Westerham, GB

Posted Date: 2/4/2025