90353 - Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP/YOI Deerbolt Part time
| Posting date: | 06 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,448 to £34,166 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2024 |
| Location: | DL12 9BG |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 90353 |
Summary
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
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