Kitchen Assistant

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Substantial pension scheme up to 10%

Free entry to National Trust places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Job summary

The National Trust is seeking a Food & Beverage Team Member at Longshaw Estate, Sheffield. This zero-hour role offers flexibility, with 2–4 shifts per week between 8:30am and 5pm, including weekends and bank holidays. You’ll support the kitchen team and help deliver great service to visitors.

No prior experience is required; we’re looking for a people person who is enthusiastic and eager to learn. The position ends 30 June 2027 and is paid at £12.75 per hour.

Qualifications

• No experience required, but a people person who cares about great service.

Responsibilities

• Support the lead chef in a busy kitchen, assist with service, and prep salads.
• Bake or prepare scones by hand and help run service during shifts.

Skills

Team player

Customer service

Enthusiastic learner

Job description

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 30th June 2027. There are two contracts available.

Hours/Working pattern:You'll typically work 2 - 4 shifts per week, between 8:30am and 5pm, including weekends and bank holidays. As this is a zero-hour contract, hours are not guaranteed and may vary from week to week.

Salary: £12.75 per hour

Internally you'll be known as aFood & Beverage Team Member.

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 of 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 Kitchen Assistant to support the lead chef in our friendly kitchen team. From helping run service, prepping salad or making scones by hand. It's fast paced and hard work.

Benefits: We want to help you look after the things that matte r 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.

The package

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• 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.

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

No experience is needed, but we’d love to hear from you if you’re:

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

National Trust place

Longshaw Estate, Longshaw, Sheffield, S11 7TZ

Documents

Food & Beverage Team Member - A1.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 11th October 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.