Prison Chefs - Lincoln & Nottingham x10

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Prison Chefs - Lincoln & Nottingham x10, Lincoln

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Client:

Blue Arrow

Location:

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

13

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

Prison Chefs - Lincoln & Nottingham x10

Shifts: all day shifts 7am till 630pm across Monday to Friday and will include weekends, working up to 37 hours across a 5 day working period. Weekends can be a shorter shift.

Contract type: temporary ongoing to support sickness, absence & general recruitment. Can be an opportunity to gain a permanent contract too

Hourly rate £18.50 per hour Mon to Fri, Saturdays time & half, Sundays & Bank holiday double time up to £37 per hour.

Location: Lincoln & Nottinghamshire

**Please note we require chefs who have been prison vetted within the last 5 years & have the relevant experience for our Lincoln locations. In our other locations across Derby and Nottingham there maybe an opportunity to complete a separate prison vetting alongside Blue Arrow registration, which we will discuss with you. **

Have you ever wanted to really make a difference to people life's, or really wanted to help support people with upskilling their skill sets, ready for their new ventures in life. If so, we believe this fantastic role maybe just what you're looking for.

You will be required to help and support with any sickness, and long-term cover, also to support with the increase demand. This will be a full-time position once started.

The ideal candidate will be working within busy kitchens cooking and producing up to 650 fresh nutritious meals, compiling of 5 menu choices daily for the residents, whilst adhering to dietary requirements and working to deadlines. You will be required to Supervise Prisoners of all categories, with food preparation, and cooking of the meals following health and food safety on site.

Requirements and skills:

• Previous experience as a chef up to supervisory level
• Previous experience working within a Prison is preferred
• For an immediate start ideally, you would have prison checks completed, or willing to go through one with the prison directly, this can take some time to be returned - don't worry we can offer work whilst you are waiting.
• Experience cooking for large numbers of hot meals
• Strong character to work in a prison environment
• Flexibility in shift patterns including weekends - must be able to cover 37 hours per week across 4 to 5 shifts a week
• Great communication and teamwork skills
• Level 2 food hygiene certificate dated within the last 3 years
• happy to conduct extra Prison checks, due to the environment of the role
• Happy to work in a prison, with prison catering staff onsite.
• An in date Enhanced DBS covering child or adult or both workforce DATED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ideally on the new updated service programme. (we do have the Facilities to put you through one at a cost)
• Ability to work under pressure
• Due to certain locations a full UK driving license is required along with own access to a vehicle

The working environment

As you can imagine you are required to work on site the Prison restaurants and you will be working with residents in the kitchen as part of the work party along with Civilian Catering Staff. On your first day there will be a full induction, along with key training once this completed there will then be radio training on offer too. Majority of the food will be cooked in bulk and batch cooked, very similar to contract catering environments.

Main Duties

• Work within a team to ensure jobs are completed for the day
• Possibility of food orders, dependant on the role you are placed into i.e. head chef/chef manager.
• Assist with the preparation of food & other areas of the kitchen including pot washing, and basic cookery skills
• Adhering to all relevant health and safety requirements
• Cooking nutritious food within requirements
• Ensure a clean as you go policy is being always operated
• Possibility of serving food and stocking up trolleys.
• Training and supervising Prison residents on site

Working Hours:

As you will be working within a prison the hours can vary every shift, once you start your assignment with the prison you will receive a rota. The hours will be 7am till 6.30pm, you must be able to commit within these hours, and work weekends as and when required. Some weekends will be shorter hours which will be discussed at the time.

The rota would be 37 hours over a five-week rota, some weeks you will work 30 hours and some weeks will be 48, totalling 185 over the five weeks. You will be expected to work two weekends in five.

Why Apply?

• ongoing work, offering full time hours
• long term position whilst the site recruit
• Dedicated consultant
• Great opportunity for a foot in the door with a fantastic company
• holiday accrual
• Company pension scheme
• Even though a lot of your roles will be on a temporary basis, these can quite easily lead to permanent work for the right candidates.

The Commute:

As we cover a lot of prison locations across Lincoln & Nottinghamshire your commute will vary. If you have a car and are flexible with locations, great. If you're limited to public transport, we'll only send you to places that have public transport links and provide you with all the information you will need to get there.

Next Steps

We can't wait to speak with you, So if you think this is just what you're looking for then click apply today to book your interview slot with Blue Arrow.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.