Restaurant jobs in Derby DE21

About The Role

We’re looking for a Kitchen Assistant to join our busy Foodservices Team at the National Remembrance Gardens. With everything from a 380-cover restaurant and coffee shop to large-scale events, private functions and outdoor catering, there’s plenty of variety. You’ll work alongside our chefs across two fully equipped kitchens, helping with food preparation, service and the day-to-day running of our catering operations.

The National Remembrance Gardens is one of Staffordshire’s most distinctive visitor attractions, welcoming people throughout the year to explore its beautiful grounds, discover its memorials and attend a wide range of events. With busy restaurants, cafés and event spaces, there’s much more happening behind the scenes than you might expect, making it an exciting and varied place to work.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

This is a hands on role where no two days are quite the same. You could be preparing for a busy lunchtime service, supporting a function for up to 500 guests or helping the team get ready for an event. We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in a busy kitchen, takes pride in keeping things clean and organised, and knows how important teamwork is when service gets going. You'll need previous experience in a similar catering environment, a good understanding of food hygiene, health and safety and COSHH, and the flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required.

If you’re reliable, hardworking and enjoy being part of a team that pulls together, we’d love to hear from you. You'll be joining an established catering operation with the opportunity to work across different areas, build on your experience and develop your skills in a varied hospitality environment.

Please note that this role will be based onsite at the National Remembrance Gardens, Burton-on-Trent DE13 7AR. This role Is being offered on a casual basis working nay 5 from 7 days per week.

Employee benefits include -

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Pension scheme subject to eligibility
• You are entitled to 28 days’ holiday per holiday year, including bank and public holidays. Your entitlement will be calculated on a pro rata basis, depending on the number of hours that you work.
• Annual leave should be used in the year it is accrued.
• Uniform will be provided (where applicable).

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Job Description attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

If you require the job advert or job description in an alternative format, please contact 0808 802 8080.

About Us

Since 1921, the Royal British Legion has been dedicated to supporting members of the Armed Forces community, and we will continue to be there for as long as we are needed, ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten.

As the UK's largest Armed Forces charity, we are proud to have over 180,000 members, 110,000 volunteers, 1,900 employees, and a wide network of partners and charities working together to provide lifelong support, whatever the need and whenever it is required.

We are committed to supporting our people through flexible and hybrid working where possible, a strong focus on wellbeing, and opportunities to develop skills and grow careers while making a meaningful impact.

Visit our Careers Page to discover more about the Royal British Legion, including our departments, employee benefits, values, candidate guidance, and the strategy that underpins our work and impact.