Prison Catering: Caterer

5 months ago

Thetford, United Kingdom HM Prison & Probation Service Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 344524**Salary**:

- £30,902 - £32,539- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- HMPPS Band 3**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- This position is based at HM Prison Wayland, Thetford, IP25 6RLAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
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.

For the full job description please refer to supporting document 1.

Watch our video on the website to hear from some of our prison caterers about what the role is really like.

**Hours and salary**

Band 3 salary minimum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £30,902

Band 3 salary maximum inclusive of 20% unsocial hours allowance - £32,539

**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
- Able to speak with confidence in English

Please note refresher training in food safety (HACCP) should be completed at three year intervals.

**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.

**Person specification**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Qualifications**:

- 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.

**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**:

- Alongside your salary of £30,902, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,374 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- 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

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- 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 European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- 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 behavi

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