24000 - Prison Catering: Caterer/Kitchen Supervisor - Hospitality and Catering - HMP The Mount

Ministry of Justice; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is recruiting a Prison Catering Caterer/Kitchen Supervisor for HMP The Mount in Hemel Hempstead. You will manage a professional industrial kitchen, oversee offenders, and ensure nutritious meals for the entire prison while upholding safety and quality standards.

You will lead a team, support skills development and qualifications for learners, and benefit from Civil Service terms including pension and apprenticeship opportunities; the role starts at Band 4 with a salary around

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook quality, nutritional meals for the entire prison.
• Play a part in helping them turn their lives around by supporting them to learn new skills and qualifications.
• Ensure safety and compliance with health, safety and hygiene regulations in an industrial kitchen.
• Lead a team and coordinate shifts and operations within the kitchen.

Skills

Team leadership

Education

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

Food hygiene certificate at Level 2

Working towards Level 3 or NVQ Level 3

Job description

24000 - Prison Catering: Caterer/Kitchen Supervisor - Hospitality and Catering - HMP The Mount

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


• 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


• 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.