Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP/YOI Deerbolt Part time (Ref: 90353)
HM Prison & Probation Service
Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 27th September 2024
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Band 3 Caterer in Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
This is not your average catering job. It is a great chance to put your catering qualifications (level 2 certificate in food production and level two food hygiene certificate as a minimum) 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.
For the full job description please see the supporting attachment.
Watch our video on the website (details also on the attachment below) to hear from some of our prison caterers about what the role is really like.
Hours and salary
Please note that this vacancy is part-time 18.5 hours per week so the salary will be pro rata
Shift patterns are in place which will include:
- hours outside of 07:00 -19:00 Monday to Friday
- weekends
- bank 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.
Band 3 salary minimum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £32,448
Band 3 salary maximum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £34,166
Qualifications and experience:
- level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent
- food hygiene certificate at Level 2
In addition, you must be:
- familiar with all current health, safety and hygiene related regulations for working in a kitchen
- able to demonstrate competency within an industrial kitchen environment.
Please note refresher training in food safety (HACCP) should be completed at three year intervals.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh is also required
Are you an armed forces veteran with catering experience and qualifications?
The ‘Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans’ initiative provides ex-service personnel with an opportunity to secure a rewarding job in the Civil Service.
This includes a guaranteed interview to individuals with catering experience who meet the minimum criteria.
If you have any questions please contact us at: Recruitment-catering2@justice.gov.uk
Tips for applying:
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
Person specification
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.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Work experience 1
- Work experience 2
Benefits
- 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
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5358
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com