Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Cardiff (Ref: 10317)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Wales; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in Wales is seeking a Catering Manager to lead the catering team in preparing quality meals while supporting offenders in their rehabilitation. The ideal candidate will hold relevant food production qualifications and effective communication skills. This role offers a salary of £33,746, benefits, and a chance to make a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Civil Service pension

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Demonstrable competency in an industrial kitchen.
• Familiar with health and safety regulations.
• Able to communicate in English confidently.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation and cooking of quality meals.
• Support offenders in gaining skills and qualifications.
• Manage shift patterns including unsocial hours.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Communication

Teamwork

Service Management

Education

Level 2 certificate in Food Production

Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2

Vocational Qualification Level 3

Job description

Overview

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. 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

Behaviours: Developing self and others; Managing a quality service; Communicating and influencing; Making effective decisions; Working together. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups: 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 EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window); nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under 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. Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window).

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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.
• 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

Competencies

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Developing Self and Others

Salary and benefits

Band 3 salary minimum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £33,746; Band 3 salary maximum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £35,533. Alongside your salary of £33,746, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £9,776 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Benefits include: access to learning and development, flexible working options, an inclusive and diverse culture, a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%, annual leave, public holidays, and season ticket loan. For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances, please click the Candidate Information Page link.