Chef - Henley-on-Thames

The National Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading conservation charity in the UK seeks a Chef to prepare delicious food using fresh, seasonal ingredients. Ideal candidates should have experience as a professional chef, be confident in recipe adherence, and embrace teamwork. Responsibilities include maintaining high standards of food hygiene and ensuring safety procedures. The role offers benefits like a substantial pension scheme, discounts on various services, and up to 32 days of holiday. Join us in providing exceptional food and service to visitors.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Workplace discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Free parking at Trust places

Qualifications

• Experienced as a professional chef or cook, with a passion for food.
• Confident about following recipes and batch-cooking.
• Aware of health and safety compliance.
• Good at communicating and happy working within a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious food from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and COSHH procedures.
• Foster a positive work environment focused on service to visitors.

Skills

Experience as a professional chef or cook

Ability to follow recipes and batch-cook

Health and safety compliance awareness

Teamwork and communication skills

Job description

Chef - Henley-on-Thames

Summary*

Important notice: In line with our redeployment policy, we’ll prioritise applications from employees who are under formal notice of redundancy.*

Are you looking to step up your career in food and beverage? 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 Chef to join us.

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

Average 37.5 hours per week based on the needs of the business.

Some weekend and bank holiday hours required.

Salary

28,509

Duration

Permanent

Interview date

TBC*

Potential start date

TBC

What it's like to work here

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

Your main focus is the kitchen, a busy and creative hub.

You’ll be working within the framework of our ‘National Trust Cookbook’ to prepare delicious food from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients.

Your food will be served directly to visitors.

You’ll help to build a great place to work, which includes showing empathy and giving support to team members when needed.

The aim is to foster a positive spirit where everyone is focused on giving the best possible service to visitors.

By maintaining high standards of food hygiene and COSHH procedures, you’ll minimise risks to visitors, staff and contractors.

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.

Full role profile

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 :

Experienced as a professional chef or cook, with a passion for food and a friendly and positive attitude.

Confident about following recipes and batch-cooking, and willing to learn.

Aware of health and safety compliance.

Happy working within a team, and good at communicating with people.

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 more about the benefits we offer to support you.