At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare and cook nutritious meals while mentoring offenders in a professional kitchen.
- Company: Join a unique catering team making a difference in rehabilitation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension scheme, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Flexible working arrangements available; be part of a diverse and inclusive team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by helping others gain skills and qualifications.
- Qualifications: Level 2 food production and hygiene certificates required.
The predicted salary is between 25147 - 27596 £ per year.
Role Overview
This is not your average catering job.
It is a great chance to put your catering qualifications and skills into practice and make an impact far beyond the kitchen.
As part of the prison’s catering team, you will work in a professional industrial kitchen environment, preparing and cooking quality, nutritional meals for the entire prison and supporting offenders to learn new skills and work towards gaining qualifications to reduce reoffending.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook meals.
- Support offenders to develop new skills and progress towards formal qualifications.
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene, health and safety in the kitchen.
- Communicate confidently in English with staff and offenders.
- Hours and salary
Work a 37‑hour week on a rotating shift pattern that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays. Receive a 20 % unsocial hours payment added to basic pay.
Band 3 salary minimum (incl. unsocial hours): £34,928 Band 3 salary maximum (incl. unsocial hours): £36,778
Qualifications and experience
- Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering, or equivalent.
- Level 2 food hygiene certificate.
- Familiar with current health, safety and hygiene regulations for kitchen work.
- Competence within an industrial kitchen environment.
- English language proficiency.
Refresher food safety (HACCP) training should be completed at three‑year intervals.
- Behaviours
- Developing self and others
- Managing a quality service
- Communicating and influencing
- Working together
- Working arrangements
Hybrid working arrangements may be offered where business need allows.
The role must be based in the UK.
Flexible arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.
Benefits
- Private pension scheme with choice between two statutory schemes.
- Bank, public and privilege holidays: 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) added to annual leave; some public holidays may need to be worked.
- Season ticket advance available after two months’ service.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
We recruit by merit and are a Disability Confident employer.
All candidates are encouraged to request reasonable adjustments.
Equal opportunities are provided to all eligible candidates.
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