Food and Beverage Supervisor
Location: Stokesay Castle, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9AH
Salary: £21,954 pro rata / April to October 28 hours per week, November to March 14 hours per week / Permanent
Job type: Permanent
Ref: 15107
Would you like to use your passion for delivering high-quality visitor experiences and be at the heart of telling English Heritage's story? If so, then join our Catering team at Stokesay Castle and play your part in helping visitors experience more of England's captivating past and preserve it for generations to come. This role is a unique opportunity for you to work at Stokesay Castle, the finest and best-preserved fortified medieval manor house in England.
You will contribute to an inspirational visit to Stokesay Castle through exceptional Food and Beverage activities. You’ll assist the Food and Beverage Manager in all aspects of the day-to-day running of the Food and Beverage outlet, ensuring that EH Food and Beverage standards are achieved and maintained, both in the front and back of house, and that all legal requirements are met. You will support the Food and Beverage team to ensure an outstanding eating experience is provided for all our visitors, whilst optimising opportunities to generate income. As part of the site supervisory team, you will contribute to overall commercial targets, supporting site operations and managing relationships with other teams on site through effective communication and cross-working, and deputising for the Food and Beverage Manager in their absence.
Weekend and bank holiday working is essential.
We would be delighted to hear from you. If you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Tania Drakeford, Food and Beverage Manager.
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 English Heritage, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story.
You can find out more about us and what we do on our website and meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us.
You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.
By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our sites a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.
Benefits include:
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under 18 in the family group)
- 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, with the option to buy additional leave
- Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10% which can be paid via salary exchange or salary deduction
- Flexible hours
Everyone is welcome at English Heritage, and 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.
Interviews will be held w/c 16th October at Stokesay Castle Tea Room.
Closing date: 13/10/2023 23:59:59
So, if you’d like to join us as a Food & Beverage Supervisor, please apply via the button shown.
Other organisations may call this role Café Supervisor, Restaurant Supervisor, Front of House Supervisor, F&B Supervisor, Catering Supervisor, or Food Service Supervisor.