Catering Supervisor: Industrial Kitchen & Life Skills

Ministry of Justice; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Pension

Work Life Balance

Training

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a catering professional to join the prison catering team in the UK. You’ll work in a professional industrial kitchen, supervising offenders to prepare and cook nutritious meals for the entire establishment, while helping learners gain qualifications and improve employment prospects.

This role offers a 37-hour week, a 20% unsocial hours allowance, and Civil Service benefits including pension and training opportunities.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook quality, nutritional meals for the entire prison.
• Help offenders turn their lives around by teaching skills and helping them gain qualifications for employment after release.
• Work in a professional industrial kitchen environment with established shift patterns.

Skills

Food production

Food hygiene

Health & safety regs

Industrial kitchen

English proficiency

Education

Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering

Food hygiene certificate Level 2

Job description

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a catering professional to join the prison catering team in the UK. You’ll work in a professional industrial kitchen, supervising offenders to prepare and cook nutritious meals for the entire establishment, while helping learners gain qualifications and improve employment prospects.

This role offers a 37-hour week, a 20% unsocial hours allowance, and Civil Service benefits including pension and training opportunities.