Food & Beverage Assistant

English Heritage; Kenilworth; Hybrid; GBP 6,700 - 11,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free site access for you and up to six

Job summary

English Heritage is seeking a Food and Beverage Assistant to join Kenilworth Castle team. You will help in the kitchen and perform front-of-house duties, delivering great service in a historic setting.

We value enthusiasm, teamwork and a customer-focused approach. The role is part-time (7–14 hours/week Apr–Oct) with a zero-hours contract Nov–Mar, at £12.90 per hour. Full training provided and opportunities to develop within the heritage sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in food and beverage roles preferred.
• Awareness of food safety and allergens helpful.
• Full training provided.
• Ability to deliver excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Food safety awareness

Enthusiasm

Job description

Title Food & Beverage Assistant Location Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1NE Salary £12.90 per hour / 7-14hrs per week April-October, 0hrs November-March / Permanent Job type Permanent Ref 16582

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 Kenilworth Castle.

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 7-14 hours per week from April to October, and then switching to a zero-hour contract from November to March.

As a Food and Beverage Assistant, you will be required to help in the kitchen to prepare food as well being able to perform front of house duties. You will be working as part of a team at Kenilworth Castle 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
• Cooking and assisting with food preparation in our kitchen
• Providing exceptional customer service
• Ensuring a perfect standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout

About You

• 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 helpul. 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 £12.90 per hour
• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector, in retail, food and beverage or general management
• 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.

If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Nicholas Doughty, Food & Beverage Manager at [e-mail]. No agencies please.

Interviews will be held on the 29th of September at Kenilworth Castle.