Food & Beverage Assistant

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Helmsley; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £13.54/hour

Comprehensive training

Career progression in heritage sector

Apprenticeship & Development

Access to live events

Free site access for you and up to six

Shop & cafe discount 25%

Enhanced parental leave

25 days holiday + BH pro rata to 28

Additional leave option

Pension contributions up to 10%

Job summary

English Heritage is seeking a Food and Beverage Assistant at Rievaulx Abbey, Helmsley, North Yorkshire. This permanent, part-time role offers a minimum of 24 hours per week March–October and 18 hours per week November–February, with a starting wage of £13.54 per hour.

You will work as part of a team to deliver excellent customer service in a historic setting. Full training will be provided; experience is welcome but not required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food and beverage role and an awareness of food safety and allergens would help but it isn't essential as full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Taking and preparing food and drink orders
• Assisting with food preparation in our kitchen
• Providing exceptional customer service
• Ensuring a perfect standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout
• Providing support during our events

Skills

Customer service

People skills

Teamwork

Job description

Food & Beverage Assistant

Title: Food & Beverage Assistant

Location: Rievaulx Abbey, Rievaulx, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, YO62 5LB

Salary: £13.54 per hour / A minimum of 24 hours per week from March to October, 18 hours per week from November to February / Permanent

Job type: Permanent

Ref: 16587

Would you like to work for the charity that cares for hundreds of historic sites in every corner of England? We are looking for a Food and Beverage Assistant to join us at Rievaulx Abbey.

No history background? No problem. What is important to us is a passion for people and excellent customer service. You will enjoy working with others as part of a team and understand what makes excellent customer service to deliver great quality through our food and unique settings.

Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.

Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings. That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.

This is a part-time role working a minimum of 24 hours per week from March to October, and then switching to 18 hours from November to February.

As a Food and Beverage Assistant, you will help to prepare food and drinks from the best of regional and local produce at Rievaulx Abbey working as part of a team to support the day-to-day operations. Duties may vary depending on the day, but you can expect to be:

• Taking and preparing food and drink orders
• Assisting with food preparation in our kitchen
• Providing exceptional customer service
• Ensuring a perfect standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout
• Providing support during our events

About You

To be a Food and Beverage Assistant, you will:

• understand what makes excellent customer service and enjoy delivering this to our customers
• be able to engage in a positive way with people from all backgrounds
• enjoy working as a team

Experience of working in a food and beverage role and an awareness of food safety and allergens would help but it isn't essential as full training will be provided. For us, it's more important that you have bags of enthusiasm and a willingness to get involved.

The Benefits

• Salary of £13.54 per hour
• Comprehensive training
• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector, in retail, food and beverage or general management
• Apprenticeship & Development opportunities
• Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends/family members
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
• Options to buy additional leave
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%

You can find out more about what we do here: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ and meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/

Everybody's welcome at English Heritage

Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.

We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.

Closing date: 28/09/2026 23:59:59

You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.

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