Food & Beverage Team Member x 3

National Trust; Basingstoke; Sur place; GBP 17 000 - 21 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension up to 10%

Free entry to National Trust places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Discounts on gym/shopping/cinema

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Free parking

Résumé du poste

The National Trust seeks a Food and Beverage Team Member in a rural location near Basingstoke. You’ll be front of house, greeting guests, serving food and drinks, and helping to maintain high standards of service as part of a friendly team.

This is a zero-hour, casual role with weekend shifts and variable hours, paid at £12.75 per hour. Training on allergens and food safety is provided, plus access to benefits and staff perks.

You’ll complete an online assessment rather than a CV submission.

Qualifications

• Happy to work in a team or on your own initiative.
• A people person who cares about giving great service.
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn.

Responsabilités

• Front of house duties: greet customers, take orders, and serve food and drinks.
• Help maintain high standards of food quality, display, and presentation.
• Assist kitchen team with food prep when needed.
• Participate in induction and training on allergens and food safety.

Connaissances

Team player

Customer service

People skills

Enthusiastic

Description du poste

Summary

The National Trust is renowned for its food and hospitality. We run 185 cafes, tea-rooms and restaurants all over England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we'd love you to join us. We’re looking for a Food and Beverage Team Member. In this role, you’d be making a real difference to the work of the National Trust, as well as helping to give people a memorable day out.

This location is in a rural area, so please think about how you’d get here for work, before applying for the job.

Contract type

This is a zero-hour contract, meaning we can’t guarantee a set number of hours each week. While we aim to provide a consistent work pattern, flexibility is needed as schedules may change based on business needs. We’ll try to give as much notice as possible. The role includes weekends and Bank Holidays but does not require evening or split shifts.

Contract duration

Fixed Term ending 2nd June 2027

Hours/Working pattern

Weekends and potentially through the week. Shifts can start at all different times from 9am to 12pm and finish at 3pm, 4pm or at 5pm when we close.

Salary

£12.75 per hour

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

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.

To find out more about what it’s like to work in a food and beverage team for the National Trust, click here to watch our video.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Team Member, your main focus will be front of house, dealing directly with people. You’ll welcome and look after everyone who comes to the café. With your love of working with people, your ‘can-do’ attitude and your desire to provide an outstanding service, you’ll be making sure everyone has an enjoyable time. This is a lively business that’s constantly on the go, so teamwork and adaptability are crucial.

You’ll be keen to understand what people want, to help them and to make recommendations. You’ll always keep the standards of food and drink preparation and presentation high. Using your excellent eye for detail, you’ll make sure all displays and signs are accurate and looking good. At times, you may need to help the kitchen team with preparing food.

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 of 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

• happy to work in a team or on your own initiative
• a people person, who cares about giving great service
• enthusiastic and willing to learn

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

The Vyne, Sherbourne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HL

Documents

Food & Beverage Team Member - Career Level A1 (1).pdf

Closing Date

25th October 2026

Interview Date

TBC

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.