Catering (Support Services Facilities) - Stanford-le-Hope, United Kingdom - HM Prison & Probation Service
Description
Details:
Reference number:
Salary:
- £19,355
Job grade:
- Administrative Assistant
- Band 2
Contract type: - Permanent
Type of role: - Other
Working pattern: - Flexible working, Fulltime
Number of jobs available: - 1Contents
About the job
Benefits:
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Location
- This position is based at HM Prison Standford Hill, ME12 4AAAbout the job
Job summary:
- Please refer to job description
Job description:
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.
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.
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.
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 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:
- Please refer to job description
Behaviours:
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits:
- 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
Selection process details:
- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), a
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