Cook

National Trust; Norwich; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to food and hospitality! As a Cook, you'll create delightful dishes using fresh, seasonal ingredients, ensuring a memorable experience for visitors. This role offers flexible hours and a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including a substantial pension scheme, discounts, and generous holiday allowance. If you have a passion for food and a positive attitude, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a vibrant kitchen setting.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Gym membership discounts

Shopping discount codes

Cinema discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Passionate about food with a friendly attitude.
• Confident in following recipes and batch-cooking.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present delicious food from scratch using fresh ingredients.
• Assist with deliveries and maintain kitchen cleanliness.

Skills

Food Preparation

Recipe Following

Batch Cooking

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Culinary Training

Job description

Job Description

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 consider how you would be able to get here for work before applying.

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 a healthy work-life balance. Please read our package below to see what benefits we offer.

Hours: 1950 hours over a year. This role is based on annualised hours, where the hours may vary each month, but your salary will be paid in 12 equal installments over the year.

Typical shift times are 8:30 am to around 4:30 pm, with flexible days of the week and some weekend work involved.

Salary: £12.75 an hour

Duration: Fixed Term Contract until 1 May 2026

Interview date: Thursday 8th or Saturday 10th May

For this role, you'll need to complete our online assessment instead of submitting a CV or online application form. This helps us understand more about your strengths and provides more information about the role.

What it's like to work here

To find out more about working 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 assist with deliveries and maintaining kitchen cleanliness to comply with health and safety legislation and ensure smooth service.

We will provide you with an induction tailored to the role, training in allergens and food safety, and mentoring as needed. You can also 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 in 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 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 differences, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be part of our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% of 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, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to minimum criteria
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust locations