Chef

We're looking for an experienced Chef who's passionate about food, customers and supervising teams to join us here at Claremont Landscape Garden.We offer a great work/life balance with daytime-only hours in a great working environment. We have gained an award the Soil Association’s Food for Life bronze award for our excellence.

You will be preparing tasty treats using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients and have the ability to work in a fast pace environment.

You’ll be supporting the Food & Beverage Manager with running the kitchen. You will guide and support one Chef and one kitchen apprentice, in this role. Using fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, you’ll be preparing tasty soups, broths and salads, as well as baking. As an experienced Chef, you’ll be passionate about food and be driven to exceed customer’s expectations by delighting them with the delicious food you create, prepare and serve.

Great verbal and written communication skills & I.T literate

A great team player and customer focused

Qualified in food preparation and cooking to City & Guilds or NVQ L2 or equivalent

Aware of good working knowledge of Health & Safety compliance requirements

Health cash plan – from as little as £3.09 per month for you and your dependents

Pension contribution match up to 10%

EAP and proactive Health and Wellbeing

Discounted gym membership at over 100 leisure facilities across the country

Work in some of the most beautiful, iconic and unique locations in the UK

Free entry to NT properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

20% off in our Retail and Food & Beverage outlets

Discount up to 35% off a National Trust holiday cottage booking

Grow your career through professional training courses across the Trust

Develop your skills with an internal secondment

Pay review linked to values and behaviours, commitment to progression

Income protection due to illness

Steeped in nearly 300 years of history, this eighteen-century garden is a green oasis in the heart of Surrey within easy reach of London.

Once a dukes’ retreat and a playground for princesses, Claremont has always been somewhere to escape everyday life and enjoy simple pleasures with family and friends. No visit would be complete without sampling the tempting array of homemade cakes and light lunches in our café.

Apply to this fantastic role today!