23995 - Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Leicester

Ministry of Justice; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earn while you learn

Civil Service benefits

Pension

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in Leicester is seeking a catering supervisor to lead an industrial kitchen team within a prison environment. You will oversee offenders to prepare nutritious meals, ensuring quality standards and compliant safety and hygiene practices.

You’ll work a 37-hour week with shifts that include early hours, weekends, and public holidays. A 20% unsocial hours allowance applies, along with Civil Service benefits. Band 3 salary ranges from £34,928 to £36,778.

Qualifications

• Level 2 food production certificate or equivalent.
• Food hygiene Level 2 certificate.
• Familiar with health, safety and hygiene regulations for kitchen work.
• Ability to demonstrate competency in an industrial kitchen environment.
• English language proficient.
• HACCP refresher training every 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook meals.
• Ensure quality, nutritional meals for the entire prison.
• Support offenders to learn new skills and gain qualifications.

Education

Level 2 Food Production Certificate

Food Hygiene Level 2 Certificate

Job description

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 3 salary minimum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £34,928

Band 3 salary maximum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £36,778

Qualifications and experience

• Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent
• Food hygiene certificate at Level 2

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 speak with confidence in English

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