We want people who are passionate about making good quality food and enjoy the challenge of working in a unique environment.
You’ll be catering for hundreds of people every day so you need to be organised and know how to work efficiently.
Prison kitchens can be a pressured environment so you need to be able to remain calm and think on your feet.
You need to be:
- skilled in catering and preparing food for large numbers of people
- a good team player
- a confident communicator
- positive and encouraging
- flexible and creative in your approach
You’ll also need a good working knowledge of food legislation.
Qualifications
You will need to be familiar with all current food, health, safety and hygiene-related regulations for working in a kitchen.
Once in post, you’ll need to complete food safety hygiene training every 3 years.
Prison caterer (band 3)
To be a prison caterer you’ll need:
- a vocational qualification at level 3 or be willing to work towards one
- a level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent
- a food hygiene certificate at level 2
Catering supervisor (band 4)
To be a catering supervisor you’ll need:
- a level 2 certificate in food production within hospitality and catering or equivalent
- higher qualifications or be working towards them
- a food hygiene certificate at level 3 (intermediate level)