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Food and Beverage Manager

National Trust

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Overview

There's no other organisation like the National Trust. No other organisation that brings such an amazing variety of places and spaces to life.
£21,434
per year
Full time, Temporary
(Average of 30 hours a week. Fixed term until 9th November 2026)
Yorkshire Coast, Peakside, Scarborough, YO13 0NE

Key information

We’re looking for a Food and Beverage Manager to join us. Because we are in a rural area, please think about how you’d be able to get here for work, before applying for the job.

In this role, you'll manage 2 cafes, Ravenscar and the old coastguard station at Robin Hood's Bay. 

This role is based on annualised hours, where the amount of hours you work each month may vary, however your salary will be paid in equal instalments over the contract. 

Working pattern will be variable and expectation will be to work 5 days per week during school holidays and 3 to 4 days in term time.

About the role

  • As Food and Beverage Manager, you’ll lead and support your team at one of the National Trust’s busy visitor attractions. This involves handling things behind the scenes, from administration to developing people and everything in between. 
  • You’ll be championing outstanding customer service and keeping presentation standards high, to help give all our visitors an enjoyable day.
  • You'll be responsible for leading and running our café on a day-to-day basis, so the team can get on with doing what they do best. It’s a busy, lively place, and we want to make sure that we always give visitors the best service every time.
  • You’ll help to build a great place to work for your team. 
  • You’ll recruit and train versatile and hard-working people, and encourage high achievement by setting objectives and reviewing their performance.
  • You’ll work with the Area Manager to set and achieve financial targets that will increase profitability, as well as overseeing results and acting when needed. Where you can, you'll find ways to improve things, based on feedback from the team and visitors.


For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button.


The 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.

Requirements

We’d love to hear from you if you’re:

  • experienced as a leader, with skills including setting personal objectives and providing development.
  • familiar with budgets, increasing income and controlling costs (including managing stock and waste).
  • confident with identifying new opportunities and making strategic decisions for the future of your department.
  • good with people, with a can-do attitude.
  • aware of health and safety compliance.