Catering Manager

General Information

Salary
£39,803 \- £43,783
Working Pattern
Full Time
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
Market Drayton
Region
Midlands
Closing Date
09\-Jun\-2026
Business Unit
Stoke Heath
Post Type
Permanent
Civil Service Grade
HEO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
18000

Descriptions \& requirements

Job description
Overview of the job

This is a management job in an establishment.

Summary

The job holder will be responsible for the Food Services for the establishment including responsibility for the activities within all food areas (and staff mess).

This is a non\-operational job with line management responsibilities. This role is non\-rotational.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

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

• Responsible for ensuring the provision of meals for prisoners and for the quality and quantity of meals served.


• Responsible for monitoring a safe working environment e.g. requesting repairs to kitchen equipment, on\-going testing and reporting operating faults on computer aided facilities management system.


• Responsible for the achievement of Service Levels Indicators within the unit, verifying and signing off documentation as appropriate.


• Responsible for compliance with all Food Safety Management systems and Hygiene Assessments within the kitchen and associated areas. Undertaking Risk Assessments and responding to hazards as and when appropriate.


• Responsible for costing the menu requirements and management of the catering budget including the provision of cultural, health nutrition and special dietary needs.


• Act as point of contact for all external/internal stakeholders visiting the kitchen including Independent Monitoring Body

(IMB) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP).

• Responsible for estimating, ordering and managing resources (generally food and ingredients to deliver the catering requirements of the establishment). Ensure effective utilisation of those resources to maximise the reduction of waste.


• Responsible for maintenance of security standards in the kitchen area in line with Local Security Strategy (LSS) and National Security Framework (NSF).


• Responsible for prisoner workforce in the kitchens, ensure that they are appropriately inducted, trained, supervised and paid and complete all documentation relating to prisoners w required.


• Responsible for implementation of national policy and/or contribution towards the development of local policy, procedures and practice for catering and ensures consistency across the unit in the application of policies and procedures affecting prisoners and staff.


• Responsible for the collection, collation, analysis and acting on data concerning the catering function including feedback on the choice and quality of food provided and weekly individual menu choices from residential area.


• Responsible for training wing food handlers on hygiene stand.


• Responsible for carrying out kitchen inspections, audit preparation and documentation for audit purposes.

Undertake other management tasks as follows:

• Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined in the budget delegation.


• Responsible for the management of all staff within their area. This includes staff performance, development and annual appraisal through to sickness absence management.


• Ensure all HMPPS standards and Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) are implemented and managed within the relevant work area.


• Ensure all national and local policies and procedures are implemented and compliant (examples; NSF, LSS, Finance Manual).


• Attend as directed any relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute, either as chair or team member.


• Provides leadership and direction to supervisors and staff within their defined work area through briefings, building informal and formal relationships and effective communication.


• Produce relevant reports as required and ensure all correspondence is replied to within agreed timescales.


• Liaise and form good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.


• Contribute to the preparation of the prison contingency and emergency plans and ensure implementation when required.


• Manage resources to deliver the activities within the defined work area and contribute to the mid\-to\-long term business planning process.


• Ensure the defined work area and associated activities comply with Health and Safety legislation. Ensure all risk assessments are undertaken and staff are made aware of their personal responsibility towards ensuring Health and Safety compliance.

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 (w specified in Wales) Welsh.

Civil Service Success Profile Criteria

Behaviours

• Working Together


• Managing a Quality Service


• Communicating and Influencing


• Leadership

Technical requirements

Must hold qualifications and competences of F\&S Supervisor – Catering. In addition they must hold a Food Hygiene Level 4 Diploma or equivalent Level 4 award in HACCP. They are required be familiar with applying all current health, safety and hygiene related regulations that apply in a working kitchen environment and demonstrate previous competency at supervising or management of staff within a kitchen environment. Refresher training in Food Safety (HACCP) should be completed at 3 year intervals environment.

Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances

37 hour working week.

Additional Information
Working Arrangements \& Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements w business need allows. This is an informal, non\-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre\-employment checks.

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part\-time, flexible and job\-sharing working patterns, w they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part\-time, flexible and job\-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Benefits

Annual Leave

• The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro\-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

• You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. T is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment

Pension

• The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Work Life Balance

HM Prison \& Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wver managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ

Season Ticket Advance

• After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer\-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work

Childcare Vouchers

For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers

Training

HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes

• T are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individua

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