Cook

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

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Free NT entry for you and guest

Deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance 32 days + purchase

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Free parking

Job summary

The National Trust is seeking a Cook for our Longshaw Estate kitchen in Sheffield. You will help the Lead Chef in preparing and presenting homemade dishes, using fresh seasonal ingredients, and serving visitors in a fast-paced environment. The role is 37.5 hours per week, with shifts 8:30am–5:00pm, including weekends.

Applicants will complete an online assessment instead of a CV. The package includes a substantial pension, free entry to NT places, travel loans, and flexible working where

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking in a busy kitchen.
• Ability to follow recipes and batch cook.
• Knowledge of health and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assist Lead Chef in busy kitchen operations.
• Prepare meals from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
• Assist with deliveries and maintain kitchen cleanliness and hygiene.

Skills

Food preparation

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.

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.

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

• 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

National Trust place

Longshaw Estate, Longshaw, Sheffield, S11 7TZ

DocumentsCook - A2.pdf RequirementsCompliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Closing Date: 1st November 2026

Equal Opportunities 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.