Head Chef

National Trust; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Head Chef, where your culinary skills can shine! This role offers the opportunity to lead a passionate team in creating delicious dishes using fresh, local ingredients. You'll manage kitchen operations while focusing on health and safety compliance, all within a supportive environment that values personal and professional growth. Enjoy a range of benefits, including a substantial pension scheme, flexible working options, and discounts on various services. If you're ready to make a difference in the food and beverage sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Gym membership discounts

Cinema discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experienced professional chef with a passion for food.
• Strong communicator and team leader with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Run the kitchen and manage a small team effectively.
• Develop seasonal menus using local produce.

Skills

Team Leadership

Recipe Following

Batch Cooking

Health and Safety Compliance

Budget Management

Job description

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY PLEASE***

Are you looking to develop your career in food and drink? Did you know that the National Trust, Europe's largest conservation charity, is also 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’re looking for a Head 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:37.5 hours per week

Salary:£31,000 per annum

Duration:Permanent

What it's like to work here

Reporting to the Food & Beverage Manager, you’ll join a small team. You'll be hands on in running the kitchen with a team of 2 direct reports, so you'll be a strong communicator, as you'll be training, giving feedback and providing coaching through a busy service.

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 Head Chef, your main focus will be within the kitchen. But you’ll also work closely with the Food and Beverage management team to develop delicious menus using local produce, adapting to the seasons and working within the framework of our ‘National Trust Cookbook’.

You’ll look for new ways to increase income and meet financial targets through managing stock and waste. You’ll be preparing food from scratch using fresh seasonal ingredients. You’ll be confident in baking cakes, brownies and sausage rolls as well as making soups, stews and more.

You’ll support and manage the team, guided by the Trust’s values, empowering them to give the best possible service to visitors and helping to build a great place to work.

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 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, 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 leading a team, and able to set personal objectives and give feedback to help improve performance
• aware of budgets such as increasing income and controlling costs

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