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Job summary

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Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

This unique Band 2 Catering position, offers an exciting opportunity to join our small customer focused team, helping to run the visits centre café and our newly refurbished tearoom called “The Blitz”. You will be required to work across both facilities which are located on the same site and within walking distance of each other.

This position would suit an energetic person who is flexible and engaging with a can-do approach and an attention to detail with the ability to use their own initiative. The position requires someone that will strive for customer excellence and work well as part of a team. You must have a passion for Health and wellbeing and provide a friendly face for our customers. The position will be to provide high quality food and beverages to prisoners, staff and families.

Your role would be assisting in the kitchen and front of house, helping to prepare and serve hot and cold food and beverages from the menu as well as retailing other pre-packaged items. You will be responsible for assisting with stock control as well as handling cash and card services for payment. You will be responsible for helping to maintain a safe, clean, and efficient facility across both sites.

Overview of the job  

This is a non-operational role supporting the appropriate function.

Summary    

The job holder will work within catering areas in the establishment and be responsible for assisting the catering team in providing healthy and nutritious food for prisoners.

This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties    

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

•    Assist the Catering Manager in ensuring all food is produced in-line with current legislation and good practice and delivered safely.
•    Support the Catering Manager with menu production.
•    Assist with the supervision of prisoners working in the kitchen.
•    Assist with catering orders as directed by Catering Manager.
•    Assist with stock rotation, ensuring low stock levels and high stock turn over, keep accurate stock records of all issues from the stores.
•    Monitor ‘use by date’ products effectively to required standards to minimise waste.
•    Provide a daily change of clothing for prisoners working in catering areas.
•    Maintain adequate stocks of clothing/shoes/hats for all prisoners employed in catering areas and order appropriately.
•    Update the database with prisoners employed into work. Contact units to clarify missing prisoners and log on daily movement sheet.
•    Ensure log is kept updated and checks on all catering areas are completed weekly, reporting to line manager when required.
•    Maintain a log of adequate serving utensils and equipment and heat measuring probes issued for all the kitchen units within the establishment.
•    Liaise with gate staff and take responsibility for the delivery of all orders to the kitchens and main stores.
•    Assist manager to be audit compliant to preserve standards and adhere to the control measures in place.
•    Ensure that staff and visits vending machines are stocked, cleaned and maintained. Report faults and discrepancies to the Catering Manager as required.
•    Undertake administrative duties relating to area of work as required.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Person specification

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £21,355, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £5,680 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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)
• 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

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Working for the Civil Service

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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). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.