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Cultural Chef - Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre
£30,.00 per annum
40 hours per week
Free parking
Meals on duty
Free use of the gym
Retail discount vouchers
Pension
Life insurance
Job objectives, responsibilities and requirements
1. Experience of organising, running and delivering cookery sessions would be an advantage
2. An appropriate qualification in Food Hygiene is required minimum of level
3. Strong organisational and interpersonal skills are essential
4. Experience within a custodial setting and or kitchen setting would be idea
5. To proactively promote and deliver cultural kitchen activities in line with contractual and statutory requirements and relevant standards.
• To deliver Food Hygiene courses with an assessment process leading to detainees gaining a relevant qualification in Food Handling or Food Hygiene.
· Coordinate the daily operation of the cultural kitchen ensuring appropriate resources, including food, are available for detainees and these resources are used cost effectively whilst all relevant standards ore met.
• Oversee and undertake the preparation of food ensuring high standards of health and hygiene are maintained at all time.
• Organise and oversee a booking system that ensures detainees from all cultures and backgrounds have an opportunity to access the facility and that uptake of the provision is maximised.
• Be conversant with craft skills, menu knowledge, presentation and display of foods and portion sizes and assist in the training and development of the detainees working within the Cultural Kitchen.
• Organise and oversee the cleanliness of the Cultural Kitchen ensuring all areas and equipment meet relevant standards at all time.
• Create and maintain a safe, secure, positive and friendly environment where detainees feel welcomed and respected.
• Monitor attendance, retention and achievement figures and assist in the development of strategies and
procedures to maximise improvements.
• Manage the environment ensuring the maintenance and security of all tools, equipment, food and materials to relevant standards.
• Deliver courses in Food Handling and Food Hygeine allowing detainees to achieve accreditaiion.
• Promote and deliver cookery skills training to develop detainees skills and abilities.
• Complete all appropriate documentation ensuring it is accurate, complete and accessible.
• Support Regimes covering other areas as required to ensure continuity of service.
• Undertake further duties to support the Regimes department and the delivery of relevant vocational
courses as required.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.