Title: Food & Beverage AssistantLocation: Battle Abbey, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0ADSalary: £12.90 per hourHours: 16‑24 hours per weekDuration: July – 31 August 2026Job type: Permanent
We are looking for a Food and Beverage Assistant to join us at Battle Abbey.
No history background? No problem. What is important to us is a passion for people and excellent customer service. You will enjoy working with others as part of a team and understand what makes exceptional customer service to deliver great quality through our food and unique settings.
This is a part‑time role working a minimum of 16 hours per week on a fixed‑term basis from July to 31st August.
Responsibilities
- Taking and preparing food and drink orders
- Assisting with food preparation in our kitchen
- Providing exceptional customer service
- Ensuring a perfect standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout
About You
To be a Food and Beverage Assistant, you will:
- Understand what makes excellent customer service and enjoy delivering this to our customers
- Be able to engage in a positive way with people from all backgrounds
- Enjoy working as a team
Experience of working in a food and beverage role and an awareness of food safety and allergens would help but it isn’t essential as full training will be provided. For us, it’s more important that you have bags of enthusiasm and a willingness to get involved.
Benefits
- Salary of £12.90 per hour
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector, in retail, food and beverage or general management
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends/family members
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays pro‑rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Options to buy additional leave
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%
Diversity and Inclusion
Everybody’s welcome at English Heritage. We are looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we’re committed to making sure English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.
We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First Aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.
If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Lyndsay Marker at lyndsaymarie.marker@english-heritage.org.uk. No agencies please.
You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.
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