Food and Beverage Team Member

General Description

Job Description We’re looking for part time Café Team Members at our brand-new café at The Lodge Nature Reserve .

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Part-Time Food and Beverage Team Member
Reference: MAY20230570
Location: RSPB UKHQ – The Lodge Nature Reserve, Potton Road, Sandy, SG19 2DL
Salary: £21,255 – £22,818 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Hours: Part Time
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days’ annual leave

About the RSPB

As the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, we think big and act boldly, in the hope that one day we can see a world where wildlife, wild places and all people thrive.

Our Food and Beverage teams raise vital funds which enable us to carry out globally important conservation work in the race to save nature.

Key Skills Areas

Support the Food and Beverage Team in day-to-day operations.

Provides a warm welcome for our visitors, is helpful and friendly with a positive attitude.

Preparing, merchandising, and serving food and drink to Visitors.

Ensure all daily checklists and tasks are completed according to RSPB standards.

Awareness of health and safety in the workplace, willing to undertake Food Hygiene Level 2.

Awareness of targets – to be able to use great customer service and communication skills to increase sales.

Able to communicate effectively, maintain positive relationships, working together with the wider Reserve team.

What you can bring to The RSPB:

A positive outlook, can-do attitude, willing to develop new skills.

A genuine desire to deliver amazing customer service.

A passion for good food and drink.

Level 2 Food Safety. Desirable

GCSE Maths and English, or equivalent. Desirable

What can the RSPB offer you?

Daytime working, no split shifts

Discounts in RSPB Retail Shops, Cafes and Holiday Cottage

High street discounts through Charity Worker Discounts

Free entry to RSPB Reserves

Investment in your Personal and Professional Development

RSPB Pension Scheme, with matching employer contributions

Health and Wellbeing support, including Employee Assistance Programme and free flu vaccine

One paid volunteering day per year for a voluntary organisation of your choice.

Life Assurance Scheme

26 days’ Annual Leave

Does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Additional Information

We have a number of positions and hours available for Team Members at The Lodge Café, and are open to negotiating contract types.

Rota patterns will vary to include weekend working, and opening hours for The Lodge Café will vary seasonally, generally revolving around the hours of 9am to 5pm

Closing Date: 23:59, Tuesday 30th May 2023
We are actively recruiting for this role and in the first instance a telephone interview will be offered to prospective candidates, followed by an in-person interview at The Lodge Nature Reserve.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. xwzovoh This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.