23813 - Prison Catering: Caterer/Kitchen Supervisor Catering - HMP Aylesbury

Ministry of Justice; Aylesbury; Presencial; GBP 37.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Earn while you learn

Civil Service benefits

Pension

Descripción de la vacante

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom is seeking a catering professional to lead an industrial kitchen in a prison, overseeing offenders to prepare nutritious meals and help them gain skills and qualifications for better employment prospects.

You will work in a professional kitchen, with a salary and Civil Service benefits, and opportunities to apprentice and earn while you learn. The role emphasizes safety, leadership, and English proficiency.

Formación

• Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent.
• Food hygiene certificate Level 2.
• Food hygiene certificate Level 3 (intermediate level).
• Working towards a Level 3 vocational qualification or already hold formal catering qualifications (e.g. City and Guilds 7061/7062 or NVQ Level 3).
• Familiar with health, safety and hygiene regulations for kitchen work.
• Able to demonstrate competency in an industrial kitchen environment.
• Able to demonstrate team leadership experience.
• Able to speak with confidence in English.
• Refreshers in HACCP food safety at three-year intervals.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook nutritious meals for the prison.
• Help offenders develop skills and qualifications to improve employability and reduce reoffending.

Educación

Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent

Food hygiene certificate Level 2

Food hygiene certificate Level 3

Level 3 vocational qualification (City and Guilds 7061/7062 or NVQ Level 3)

Descripción del empleo

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’ll be working in a professional industrial kitchen environment, with a good salary, pension and Civil Service benefits including apprenticeship opportunities ‘earn while you learn’. Unlike traditional restaurant jobs, you won’t have to work late into the evening.

You’ll oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook quality, nutritional meals for the entire prison. Plus, you’ll play your part in helping them turn their lives around - supporting them to learn new skills and work towards gaining qualifications to increase their chances of employment and reduce their likelihood of reoffending when they leave prison.

Hours and salary

• You will work a 37 hour week and shift patterns are in place which include hours outside of 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday, weekends and public holidays. You will receive a 20% unsocial hours payment in addition to your basic pay, subject to working these hours.
• All roles can be open to part-time and job share arrangements subject to the business need/operational requirement. However, you will still be required to undertake the full range of shifts. As a new recruit, you will start on the minimum salary.
• Band 4 salary minimum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £41,328
• Band 4 salary maximum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £41,328

Qualifications and experience

• Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent
• Food hygiene certificate at Level 2
• Food hygiene certificate Level 3 (intermediate level)
• Working towards a relevant vocational qualification at Level 3 or already hold formal qualifications in catering e.g. City and Guilds 7061/7062 or NVQ Level 3

In addition, you must be:

• Familiar with all current health, safety and hygiene related regulations for working in a kitchen
• Able to demonstrate competency within an industrial kitchen environment.
• Able to demonstrate team leadership experience
• Able to speak with confidence in English

Please note refresher training in food safety (HACCP) should be completed at three year intervals.