Prison Catering

Hmp Moorland; Armthorpe; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

Apprenticeship opportunities

Earn while you learn

Job summary

HM Prison & Probation Service in Armthorpe is seeking a kitchen-based role in a professional industrial kitchen. You will oversee offenders to prepare and cook nutritious meals for the prison population, while upholding safety and quality standards.

The role offers a 37-hour week with shifts outside 7am–7pm and 20% unsocial hours payment. Training and apprenticeship opportunities are available within the Civil Service framework.

Qualifications

• Level 2 certificate in Food Production within Hospitality and Catering or equivalent.
• Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2.
• Level 2 Food Production within Hospitality and Catering or equivalent; Level 3 or willingness to gain within timescale.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook nutritious meals for the prison.
• Demonstrate and maintain health, safety and hygiene standards in an industrial kitchen.
• Support offenders to learn new skills and gain qualifications to improve employment prospects.
• Work in a professional industrial kitchen environment with shifts across hours.

Skills

English language

Food production

Food hygiene

Education

Level 2 Food Production certificate

Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate

Level 3 Food Production qualification

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 start on the minimum salary. You will need to provide an anonymised CV and answer questions which outline your past experience. You will also need to answer specific 'behavioural' questions. We will ask you how you would react in your job.

Behaviours

• Developing self and others
• Managing a quality service
• Communicating and influencing
• Making effective decisions
• Working together

Selection process details This vacancy is using , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

People working with government assets must complete checks.

Nationality requirements

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Working for the Civil Service The sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Qualifications

• Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent
• Food hygiene certificate at Level 2
• Essential qualifications: Level 2 certificate in Food Production within Hospitality and Catering or equivalent Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2 Vocational Qualification at Level 3 or be willing to work towards gaining this qualification within an agreed timescale. Please upload all qualifications on one file.

Requirements

• 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

Behaviours (selection process)

• Communicating and influencing
• Managing a quality service
• Working together
• Making effective decisions
• Developing self and others

Technical Skills

• Work experience 1.
• Work experience 2.

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

Benefits

Benefits Alongside your salary of £34,928, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £10,118 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
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• with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance