Chef / Catering Supervisor - HMP Brixton

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Caterer to oversee catering services in a secure environment. In this role, you'll supervise a team, ensuring high-quality meal preparation and service while training prisoners in essential culinary skills. With a focus on health and safety, you'll maintain hygiene standards and contribute to the personal development of those in your care. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact while enjoying a range of benefits, including flexible lifestyle options and a supportive work environment. Join us to help deliver exceptional service every day!

Benefits

Pension and Life Insurance

Virtual GP Access

Financial Wellbeing Assistance

Flexible Lifestyle Benefits

High Street Discounts

Cycle-to-Work Scheme

Enhanced Pension Contributions

Save-as-You-Earn Scheme

Mitie Matching Share Plan

Employee Recognition Awards

Qualifications

• Qualified Caterer responsible for supervising vulnerable prisoners.
• Ensure quality catering and hospitality services within the establishment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and prisoners in kitchen activities including food preparation.
• Create menus and provide meal descriptions for prisoners.
• Deliver training in Hospitality and Catering.

Skills

Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2-3

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

KPI and SLA Performance

Education

Catering Qualification

Job description

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Join us and help deliver the exceptional, every day.

£30, per annum, 39 hours per week

Pension and life insurance

• The job holder will be a qualified Caterer and will have responsibility for the supervision of vulnerable prisoners and activities to deliver catering services.
• They will ensure the provision of catering and Hospitality services within an establishment, contributing to the quality and quantity of meals served.
• They will also have supervisory responsibilities for a prisoner workforce.

· Allocate daily staff resources to activity within their Unit where appropriate

· Supervise and support staff and prisoners in all activities within the kitchen; including food preparation and delivery

· Create menus, incorporating any special requirements and provide meal descriptions for prisoners

· Check receipt of deliveries, stores and stock control

· Visit residential areas to check on hygiene standards and food servery activity; offer guidance, carry out checks and support wing staff and servery workers

· Provide Food Safety, Health and Hygiene training

· Report equipment breakdown and records maintenance requirements

· Assist the Catering Manager to produce meals for different events

· Undertake all the duties of a Caterer as required

· Deliver training to prisoners in Hospitality and Catering to cover both the establishment's needs and prisoners' aspirations to work towards gaining industry recognised accreditations

· Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the area of work undertaking prisoner learning need assessments

· Induct prisoners to the area of work and train them in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage

· Maintain and update learner records including their Individual Learning Plan accordingly

· Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners including National Vocational Qualification levels 1 and 2 and other relevant industry recognised qualifications

· Undertake the registration, supervision, monitoring, assessment and accreditation of learners in accordance with awarding body requirement

· Maintain awarding body quality standards and contribute towards internal and external verification as required

· Set learning aims and learning goals, review and provide feedback on prisoner

Person Specification

· Hold a Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2-3 they are required be familiar with all current health, safety and hygiene related regulations for working in a kitchen environment.

· Strong and effective communication skills.

· Well organised with the ability to prioritise

· Experience in performing to KPIs and SLAs

· Ability to pass Prison Service vetting.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.