Caterer/Kitchen Supervisor (Hospitality and Catering)

Ministry of Justice; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Civil Service benefits

Apprenticeship opportunities (earn as你

Hybrid working

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking a catering lead to work in an industrial kitchen within a prison, overseeing offenders to prepare and cook nutritious meals. You will ensure quality, safety and training, helping offenders turn their lives around by gaining qualifications.

The role offers a 37-hour week with hybrid working arrangements where possible, a band 4 salary and Civil Service benefits, including apprenticeship opportunities.

Qualifications

• Level 2 food production certificate or equivalent required.
• Food hygiene Level 2 and Level 3 certificates.
• Experience in an industrial kitchen environment and with HACCP/food safety.
• Vocational Level 3 or equivalent qualifications.
• Able to demonstrate leadership and the ability to manage teams.
• English language competence for instruction and interaction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook nutritious meals for the prison.
• Lead and manage kitchen tasks ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and hygiene regulations.
• Support learners to gain qualifications and develop culinary skills.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative catering team environment.

Skills

Food production knowledge

Food hygiene

Team leadership

Health & safety compliance

English communication

Quality service management

Decision making

Working with offenders

Education

Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering

Food hygiene Level 2 certificate

Food hygiene Level 3 certificate

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

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. The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks. Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS' Flexible Working policy.

Qualifications

• 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
• 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, Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working together
• Leadership, Communicating and Influencing
• Able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh
• Refresher training in Food Safety (HACCP) should be completed at 3 year intervals.

Experience Assessment

We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods: CV or Work History, Evidence of Experience, CV or Work History, Technical, Technical Questions, Application Form Question Word Limit 250 Work experience 1. Work experience 2. Work experience 3. Specific qualification requirements

Salary and Benefits

• Band 4 salary minimum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £41,328
• Band 4 salary maximum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £41,328
• Annual Leave - The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.
• Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays - You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment.
• Pension - The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
• Work Life Balance - HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so.
• NVQ Season Ticket Advance - After two months' service, you'll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work.
• Childcare Vouchers - For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
• Training - HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes - There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts. All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles.

Eligibility - All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post. All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS. All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist.

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form.

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