Chef - no evenings or split shifts

We're looking for a Chef to join our team at Shugborough Estate.

Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help you look after the things that matter most to you - whether that's helping you to save for your future, getting discount on your weekly shop, or supporting you to find a healthy work-life balance. Please read our Package, below, to see what we can offer you.

Hours: 1950 per year - Working 5 out of 7 days, on average 9am to 5pm

This role is based on annualised hours, where the amount of hours you work each month may vary, however your salary will be paid in 12 equal instalments over the year

Salary: £25,500 per year

Duration: Permanent contract

Interview Date: w/c 6th March 2023

What it's like to work here:Reporting to the Food & Beverage Manager, you'll be based at Shugborough Estate, home to the Anson family since 1624. The estate includes a Georgian mansion house with magnificent views over the riverside garden terraces, Grade 1 listed parkland, walled garden and working farm. It also features a café and tea room, second-hand bookshop and two retail outlets. Shugborough is supported by a passionate, engaging and hardworking team of staff and volunteers who love what they do and love sharing it with visitors.

Due to the location of Shugborough we would encourage you to consider how you would commute here before you apply.

To find out more about what it’s like to work within “Food & Beverage” at the National Trust, click here to watch our video.

What you'll be doing:With your passion for food and your appetite to provide an exceptional service to your customers, you’ll work with the National Trust Cookbook framework to prepare delicious food.

You’ll enjoy preparing food from scratch using fresh/seasonal ingredients and will be confident with creating bakes, making soups, stews, sausage rolls and preparing & presenting food to order served directly to the customers over busy lunchtime periods.

You'll also be required to create and cost recipes that will be unique to Shugborough Estate.

As the most senior member of the Kitchen team, you'll have 5 direct reports.

You'll receive a bespoke induction and allergen/food safety training. Further professional training & development opportunities are available

Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.

Who we're looking forYou’ll need to be;

• Experience as a chef within a professional setting
• Experience managing a team
• Helpful & friendly with a positive attitude
• Passionate about food
• Knowledgeable of budgets, including stock and waste management
• Aware of Health & Safety compliance
• A team player with great communication skills

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 properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Tax free childcare scheme
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Perks at work discounts i.e. 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 locations
• Independent financial advice