Food & Beverage Volunteer

Imagine a world without cakes! Our Food and Beverage volunteers understand the importance of a little sit-down, and help visitors to relax, refuel and refresh during their visit to Wimpole.

By getting involved, you could

·      Join an enthusiastic team and make new friends

·      Develop your hospitality skills and put them into practice

·      Use your smile and customer service skills, so people feel at home

·      Help us raise money so we continue our work looking after special places

You’d also be joining Europe’s largest conservation charity and the wider National Trust team proudly looking after 780 miles of coastline, over 250,000 hectares of land, over 500 historic houses, castles, ancient monuments, gardens, parks and nature reserves (including lighthouses, villages, pubs and a gold mine!). We are a unique charity welcoming millions of people each year and with a vision to open up places for the benefit of everyone, for ever.

What's involved?

·      Warmly welcoming people and serving food and drink with a smile

·      Making sure there’s always enough food on display

·      Getting to know the food you serve, where it’s from, who makes it and is there anything special about food at Wimpole – its great information to share when there’s a queue

·      Working together to minimise wait time

·      Keeping the café or restaurant clean and tidy, clearing tables, using the dishwasher and helping with the end of day clean up

·      Following food hygiene and health and safety and evacuation procedures, so we take care of visitors

·      Being part of a team that may need to adapt and change in response to local needs, National Trust priorities or changes to government guidelines e.g .Covid

We want all our volunteers to feel welcome and to have an equally positive experience when volunteering with us.  So, volunteers will:

·      Be provided with the necessary induction, training, equipment and reasonable adjustments to do this role well and safely

·      Be offered expenses to cover agreed travel costs between home and place ofvolunteering.

·      Have remote access to support, news and rotas via our volunteer website

This role will suit you if you are…

·      Someone that likes being around people – you’ll meet a lot of people in this role!

·      Looking for a varied role – you’ll be juggling tasks as well as trays of food

·      Keen to be part of a dynamic team

·      Good at keeping places looking lovely

·      If you’ve got catering experience – we’d love to hear about it

All National Trust volunteers will be asked to 

·      Respect and uphold the National Trust values whilst volunteering with us

·      Complete training required of all NT volunteers and any role specific training

·      Adhere to relevant policies and processes including safeguarding, health and safety, and equality and diversity

Extra information

• We’ll help you get to know Wimpole Estate, how you can help and how you will work with the rest of the team – with induction and training

• We provide equipment to help you do this role well and safely

• We’ll also cover agreed costs of your travel between home and Wimpole Estate