Food & Beverage Assistant
Job Description
Job title: Food & Beverage Assistant
Company: English Heritage
Job description: Would you like to work for the leading Charity in the heritage sector? If so, we would love to hear from you and you to join us at English Heritage. We are looking for a Food and Beverage Assistant (kitchen & back of house) to join us at Kenwood Hours working minimum 20 hours per week.
No history background? No problem. What is important to us is a passion for people and excellent customer service. We want our staff to enjoy working with others as part of a team and understand what makes excellent customer service to create a warm and welcoming environment for our visitors, ensure great quality in everything we serve and help us tell more of English Heritage’s story through its food and unique settings!
We are the organisation that looks after England’s most important buildings and monuments, making sure our country’s amazing history is available for everyone to enjoy. From world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, Roman forts to a Cold War bunker, we bring the history of England to life.
This role is specifically focused on supporting our kitchen and back of house teams. The busy operation at the Brew House requires a focused approach to cleanliness throughout the kitchen and food preparation areas including tables, floors, kitchen surfaces, serving areas and all machines including the dish washer. This role will be focused on supporting the kitchen team in all these areas and specifically cleanliness of crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils, to ensure service runs in a timely manner. We are looking for a motivated and organised individual to play an integral part in our kitchen and back of house team, ultimately supporting the overall delivery of our Catering facility at Kenwood House. You will create a warm and welcoming environment for our visitors, ensure great quality in everything we serve and help us tell more of English Heritage’s story through its food and unique settings!
Your duties may vary depending on the day, but you can expect to be:
– Taking and preparing food and drink orders
– Assisting with food preparation in our kitchen
– Providing exceptional customer service
– Ensuring a perfect standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout
– Providing support during our events
If you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, e.g. regarding workplace adjustments, working patterns, please contact Lidiya Ivanova, Food and Beverage Manager, on Lidiya.Ivanova@english-heritage.org.uk. No agencies please.
Everyone is welcome at English Heritage. We are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England’s heritage. By joining us, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone’s story with an inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported. To support this work, we have a number of EDI networks that you can join as either a member or ally. These networks include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Mobility, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence and Gender Specific Issues
Interviews will be held on week commencing 11th March at Brew House Restaurant.
Closing date: 10/03/2024 23:59:59
You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.
Expected salary: £12.04 per hour
Location: Hampstead, North West London
