Title: Food & Beverage Assistant
Location: Osborne House, York Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6JY
Salary: £11.73 per hour / minimum 10 hours / Fixed Term Contract from April to October. *All salaries will increase following the NLW rise on 1st April 2025 to a minimum of £12.21 per hour*
Job type: Fixed Term Contract
Ref: 15760
Would you like to work for the charity that cares for hundreds of historic sites in every corner of England? We are looking for a Food and Beverage Assistant to join us at Osborne House.
No history background? No problem. What is important to us is a passion for people and excellent customer service. You will enjoy working with others as part of a team and understand what makes excellent customer service to deliver great quality through our food and unique settings.
This is a part-time fixed term role working a minimum of 10 hours per week from April to October.
As a Food and Beverage Assistant (kitchen & back of house) at Osborne, you'll play a crucial role in supporting the kitchen team. Your responsibilities will include maintaining cleanliness throughout the kitchen and BOH areas, assisting with food preparation, and ensuring serving spaces are tidy and well stocked.
As a Food and Beverage Assistant (front of house) at Osborne, you will help to prepare and deliver a range of quality refreshments from the best of regional and local produce, whilst ensuring all our visitors have a fantastic and positive experience. Working as part of our team to support the day-to-day operations of our food and beverage outlets.
To be a Food and Beverage Assistant, you will:
1. Understand what makes excellent customer service and enjoy delivering this to our customers
2. Be able to engage in a positive way with people from all backgrounds
3. Enjoy working as a team
Experience of working in a food and beverage role and an awareness of food safety and allergens would help but it isn't essential as full training will be provided. For us, it's more important that you have bags of enthusiasm and a willingness to get involved.
The Benefits
* Salary of £11.73 per hour *All salaries will increase following the NLW rise on 1st April 2025 to a minimum of £12.21 per hour*
* The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector, in retail, food and beverage or general management
* Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events
* Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends/family members
* 25% discount in our shops and cafes
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
* 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
* Options to buy additional leave
* Matched pension contributions up to 10%
If you would like to talk to us before you apply, please contact Willow Cameron, Assistant Food and Beverage Manager on Willow.Cameron@english-heritage.org.uk. No agencies please.
Our interview and offer process will take place between 17th February - 10th March 2025, with new starters joining in the week of 24th March 2025.
Everybody's welcome at English Heritage. We are committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work.
We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role.
You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.
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