Kitchen Trainer - National Trust : Job Details

The Hours: Full time,37.5 hours per week.

The Salary: £32,995 per annum.

Duration: This is a permanent role which offers realistic salary progression based on annual reviews.

This is a role covering South West region so dependent on your home location we can discuss options for your closest property office to be based from.

This role is about coaching, training and advising our kitchen teams to be at their best, serving great food.

Great food plays a big part in our visitors National Trust experience, and the financial contribution that our food and beverage teams generate for our work is vital to enable continuous conservation. We believe that ‘people make places and places make people’ so this is your opportunity. Please find attached the role profile for more information.

Working for the National Trust is incredibly rewarding in many ways. As well as spending your time in some of the country’s most special places, you’ll be working with a dedicated, passionate team. Everyone who works/volunteers for the National Trust takes their roles and responsibilities seriously and enjoys the challenge.

As a Food and Beverage Kitchen Trainer for South West region, working closely with Area Managers and F&B Managers, you’ll be responsible for all direct training - both on the job and in virtual environments. Working with the operational teams you’ll help them to understand their part to play in delivering the Food and Beverage strategy and motivate them to achieve results.

A role model for best practice, you’ll look to inspire others through your professionalism, expertise, and effective communications. You’ll work with the operational Food and Beverage teams to upskill them to be the best they can be by improving their commerciality, helping them to develop inspiring local dishes and using the standards and frameworks effectively. You will also contribute to the creation of training initiatives and tools.

Ultimately this role is about developing people, sharing your passion for great food, delivering long-term success, and bringing a variety of training mythologies to wonderful teams.

• Experience of training others.
• Excellent cooking and kitchen management skills.
• Coaching and influencing skills that develop great skills, knowledge and changes in behaviours.
• Involvement of delivering high quality, consistent food, in a fast-paced F&B outlet.
• Effective communication skills.
• Confidence in relationship building.
• Strong customer focus.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Full UK Driving License.
• A Food Hygiene qualification (minimum level 3).

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)

•Tax-free childcare scheme

•Rental deposit loan scheme

•Season ticket loan

•EV car lease scheme 

•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

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.