Catering Supervisor - HMP Brixton
£25,000 per annum, 39 hours per week
Pension and life insurance
-The job holder will be a qualified Caterer and will have responsibility for the supervision of prisoners and activities to deliver catering services.
-They will ensure the provision of catering and Hospitality services within an establishment, contributing to the quality and quantity of meals served.
-They will also have supervisory responsibilities for a prisoner workforce.
Main duties
· Allocate daily staff resources to activity within their Unit where appropriate
· Supervise and support staff and prisoners in all activities within the kitchen; including food preparation and delivery
· Create menus, incorporating any special requirements and provide meal descriptions for prisoners
· Check receipt of deliveries, stores and stock control
· Visit residential areas to check on hygiene standards and food servery activity; offer guidance, carry out checks and support wing staff and servery workers
· Provide Food Safety, Health and Hygiene training
· Report equipment breakdown and records maintenance requirements
· Assist the Catering Manager to produce meals for different events
· Undertake all the duties of a Caterer as required
· Deliver training to prisoners in Hospitality and Catering to cover both the establishment's needs and prisoners' aspirations to work towards gaining industry recognised accreditations
· Participate in the selection process of prisoners for the area of work undertaking prisoner learning need assessments
· Induct prisoners to the area of work and train them in aspects such as health and safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage
· Maintain and update learner records including their Individual Learning Plan accordingly
· Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners including National Vocational Qualification levels 1 and 2 and other relevant industry recognised qualifications
· Undertake the registration, supervision, monitoring, assessment and accreditation of learners in accordance with awarding body requirement
· Maintain awarding body quality standards and contribute towards internal and external verification as required
· Set learning aims and learning goals, review and provide feedback on prisoner
Person Specification
· Hold a Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2-3 they are required be familiar with all current health, safety and hygiene related regulations for working in a kitchen environment.
· Strong and effective communication skills.
· Well organised with the ability to prioritise
· IT skills
· Experience in performing to KPIs and SLAs
· Ability to pass Prison Service vetting.