Food & Beverage Team Leader

The National Trust is 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.

**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, no evenings or split shifts**

**Salary: Starting at £23,400 per year**

**Duration: Permanent**

**Interview date: 30th & 31st of January**

**Potential start date: 3rd Feb**

What it's like to work here: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.

Ickworth is an iconic estate nestled in the Suffolk countryside just outside of Bury St Edmunds. You would be working alongside 2 other team leaders and in a leadership team with a manager and 2 assistant managers to help run the café operations over multiple outlets on the estate. You would not only be responsible for the day to day running of the team but also part of the leadership team driving the growth and standards of this expanding operation.

What you'll be doing:As a Team Leader, you’ll be giving day-to-day support to your team, to make sure they’re consistently giving great service to everyone who comes to the café. This is a busy, lively place to work, so you’ll need to be adaptable.

Your focus will be front of house, dealing directly with people and serving them food and drink. Crucial to this role will be your love of working with people, your positive ‘can-do’ attitude and your desire to provide an outstanding service.

Using your excellent eye for detail, you’ll make sure all displays and signs are accurate, and that the food is looking good. At times, you may need to help the kitchen team with preparing food.

You’ll also be supervising the induction and training of colleagues, to help build a team that’s dedicated to great service and to giving people a day to remember.

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 forNo experience is needed, but we’d love to hear from you if you’re:

- friendly and adaptable, with a positive ‘can-do’ approach.
- enthusiastic and willing to learn.
- a people person, who cares about communicating well and giving great service.
- aware of health and safety compliance.
- a problem solver, who can lead and support a team every day.

The packageThe 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
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most Trust places

Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Permanent f/t (37.5 hrs pw)