Cook

National Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Free entry

Deposit loan

Season ticket loan

EV car lease

Discounts at work

Holiday allowance 32 days+

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Free parking

Job summary

The National Trust cafe at Longshaw is recruiting a Cook to support the Lead Chef in a busy kitchen in the Peak District. You will prepare, bake and plate fresh dishes, serving visitors with a smile in a 37.5 hour week that includes weekends.

Training in allergens and food safety is provided, and you’ll work in a friendly team in a historic venue. Salary is £25,837.50 per year, with a generous pension and employee benefits.

Qualifications

• someone who loves good food and has a friendly and positive attitude.
• confident about following recipes and batch-cooking, and willing to learn.
• aware of health and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• As a Cook, you will help prepare and present food from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
• Food will be served directly to visitors.
• You will assist with deliveries and keep the kitchen clean to meet health and safety standards.
• You will receive an induction and training in allergens and food safety.

Skills

Food lover

Team player

Recipe following

Batch cooking

Health & safety

Job description

Summary Do you have a passion for food? 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 be a part of it.

We're looking for a Cook 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: 37.5 per week including weekends and holidays. Shifts are between 8.30am and 5pm so please consider how you will get to work with limited public transport options.

Salary: £25,837.50 per year

Duration: Permanent

Interview date: 5th and 6th November

Potential start date: ASAP

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.

What it's like to work here The cafe at Longshaw welcomes hundreds to thousands of visitors each year, serving home-made bakes, hearty pies and local scoop ice cream to ramblers, cyclists, dog walkers, families and everyone in between. We invested in the building 5 years ago, hit our first £1m sales last year and continue to grow. We're now looking for a Cook to support the Lead Chef in our friendly kitchen team. From running busy lunch services to baking hundreds of handmade scones and cakes- it's fast paced and hard work, but with no evening work and a beautiful Peak District location, it's a lovely place to work.

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 a Cook, your focus will be in the kitchen, helping to prepare and present delicious food from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients. Your food will be served directly to visitors.

Using the framework of our 'National Trust Cookbook', you'll prepare, measure and mix ingredients. You'll help with deliveries and with keeping the kitchen clean, to be compliant with health and safety legislation and to make sure that service runs smoothly.

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.

Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

• someone who loves good food and has a friendly and positive attitude
• confident about following recipes and batch-cooking, and willing to learn
• 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 (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• 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.