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Henry Moore Studios & Gardens is currently closed for winter, reopening on 1 April 2026.

Jobs

Working at the Foundation

Established by one of the great sculptors of the twentieth century, our core aim at The Henry Moore Foundation is to enable as many people as possible to enjoy and appreciate sculpture.

If you are interested in joining our teams in Hertfordshire or Leeds, you can find out about vacancies and volunteer opportunities below.

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Vacancies

Café Supervisor

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
Full time, fixed term (1 April to 25 October)
Pay: £14.45 per hour

The Café Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the Visitor Centre café. This includes stock checking and ordering, time tabling staff, and ensuring strict adherence to food hygiene standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead daily operations and ensure smooth service flow from open to close
  • Maintain high levels of customer interaction and ensure staff are meeting customer needs
  • Maintain high levels of record keeping regarding traceability, ordering and deliveries, fridge and freezer temperatures
  • Maintain a safe working environment with a high level of cleanliness in accordance with food hygiene health and safety regulations
  • Ensure stock is stored and rotated correctly as per the food safety guidelines and café requirements
  • Handle cash floats and reconciliation, ensuring POS is accurate and effective
  • Ensure defects and equipment breakdowns are reported urgently and following correct procedure
  • Monitor stock control and place relevant top up orders where necessary
  • Conduct pre-shift briefings, report operational feedback and facilitate scheduling of staff
  • Identify staff development needs related to catering requirements
  • Train and support other team members to ensure they perform at their best
  • Demonstrate commitment to team effort across the Visitor and Engagement department
  • Oversee the supply of food and beverages for group bookings and small events
  • Any other duties that may be reasonably required
A photo showing an empty café with grey wooden tables and white chairs arranged for pairs of customers.
The café at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens.

Café Supervisor information pack (PDF, 0.2mb)

Application form (DOC,  0.1mb)

Equal opportunities monitoring form (DOC,  0.1mb)

 

To apply, please download and fill out the application forms above.

Completed application forms (no CVs please) should be sent to Emma Sweetland at:
recruitment@henry-moore.org

Deadline to apply: 31 March 2026

Volunteering

Volunteering with one of our teams offers first-hand insight into the work of one of the world’s most notable sculptors, and the chance to experience the day-to-day operation of an international arts organisation. Our volunteers help us to continue Henry Moore’s mission to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts.

There are currently no vacancies for volunteers at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds.

A small bronze sundial, sculpted by Henry Moore, in the garden at the artist's home. Behind the sundial is a border of lavender and cottage planting.
Henry Moore, 'Working Model for Sundial' 1965. Photo: John Chase.

Volunteer gardeners

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire 

Recruiting volunteer gardeners to help maintain the sculpture gardens at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens.

The gardens were designed by Moore and his wife Irina, they are predominantly rural in appearance and comprise approximately 70 acres of ponds, hedgerows, orchards, sheep fields, woodlands, lawns and a small kitchen garden.

Download volunteer gardener information pack (PDF)

Download volunteer gardener application form (DOC, 0.1mb)

About us

Our staff are based across our two sites in Yorkshire and Hertfordshire. Most roles allow for some level of hybrid working.

History of the Institute
Ariel view of the Henry Moore Institute, showing the black granite facade to the front of the building and solar panels on the roof.

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

Work in a city-centre venue with a stimulating programme of free exhibitions and events, as well as an invaluable sculpture research library and archive of sculptors’ papers.

Staff based at the Institute focus on the wider fields of contemporary, historical and international sculpture.

Find out more about the Institute’s history and past exhibition programme

Plan your visit – Studios & Gardens
A huge bronze sculpture with two abstract oval forms, standing in a green field with autumnal trees behind.

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

The site of Henry Moore’s family home and estate in rural Hertfordshire, where we display Moore’s monumental sculptures, preserve his former studios spaces, and maintain the Henry Moore Archive.

From here, our team curate and preserve Moore’s legacy, and devise imaginative exhibitions of his work around the world.

Learn more about what you can see and do at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

Green initiatives
Henry Moore's sculpture 'Sheep Piece', with several sheep sheltering under the work. In the distance, another sculpture, 'Large Reclining Figure', is visible.

Green initiatives

Sustainability is important to us. We are committed to minimising the impact our activities have on the environment.

We are on a journey and know there is a lot to do. See what we are doing to reduce our carbon footprint in response to the global climate emergency.