Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Hindley

Overview

This position is a catering role within a prison kitchen, requiring the preparation and cooking of quality, nutritious meals for offenders. You will 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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of offenders in the preparation and cooking of meals for the entire prison.
• Support offenders in developing new skills and working towards qualifications to improve their employment prospects upon release.
• Maintain hygiene, health, and safety standards in the kitchen.
• Demonstrate competency in an industrial kitchen environment.

Qualifications and Experience

• Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent.
• Food hygiene certificate at Level 2.
• Familiarity with all current health, safety, and hygiene regulations for kitchen work.
• Ability to speak with confidence in English.

Hours and Salary

Work a 37 hour week with shift patterns that may include hours outside 7 am to 7 pm, Monday to Friday, weekends, and public holidays. You will receive a 20% unsocial hours payment in addition to basic pay, subject to working those hours.

Band 3 salary minimum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance: £33,746. Band 3 salary maximum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance: £35,533.

Working Arrangements

Hybrid Working arrangements are offered where business needs allow, blending working from your base location, different MoJ sites, or from home. Some roles may not be suitable for Hybrid Working. All applications for part time, flexible, and job sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with HMPPS' Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

• Good salary and pension with choices of CS pension schemes.
• Civil Service benefits including apprenticeship opportunities and a chance to develop new skills.
• Season ticket advance available after two months' service.
• Training and development opportunities in Equality and Diversity, dealing with challenging behaviour, suicide prevention, and anti bullying programmes.

Eligibility

Applicants must be 18 at the point they take up the post, as an exception under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

This job is broadly open to UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK, nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and suitable family members, and other specified groups.

EEO Statement

The MoJ is an equal opportunities employer and a disability confident employer, committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent, and abilities, by making adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace.