20661 - Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Rochester

Ministry of Justice•Rochester, NY

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent
Food hygiene certificate at Level 2
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
Must be 18 at the point they take up post
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), nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020, Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service.

Nice To Haves

Vocational Qualification at Level 3 or be willing to work towards gaining this qualification within an agreed timescale.

Responsibilities

Oversee the work of offenders to prepare and cook quality, nutritional meals for the entire prison.
Support offenders to learn new skills and work towards gaining qualifications.