Kitchen Trainer - Wrexham, United Kingdom - National Trust

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Description

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 to really make a difference, and be part of 'Good Food, Doing Good'

If you are you an experienced Chef who has a passion for developing and inspiring individuals and teams to maximise their potential, we'd love to hear from you


The role covers Wales and Northern Ireland, so dependent on your home location we can discuss options for your closest property to become your office and contractual base.

There is also opportunity to discuss hybrid working that strikes the right balance for both you and the Trust.

This role is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract basis.

What it's like to work here: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 will be working with a dedicated, passionate team.

You'll be covering Wales and Northern Ireland, so travel will be required. You can be based from any of the National Trust properties within the region.


Please note due to the nature of this role a driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required.


What you'll be doing:

You'll be 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'll 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 methodologies to wonderful our teams.

Who we're looking forYou can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached.

You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role.

For this position we're looking for someone who has:


  • Proven experience of delivering successful technical and food production training
  • 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 fastpaced F&B outlet
  • Effective communication skills
  • Confidence in relationship building
  • Strong customer focus
  • Excellent organisational 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.


  • Flexible working whenever possible
  • Free parking at most locations
  • Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
  • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

Requirements :
Compliance.
Eligibility to Work in the UK
Fixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw to 30/11/23)

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