Position Overview & Specifications

HMP Thorn Cross, Arley Rd, Appleton Thorn, Warrington.

Monday – Friday Salary £27,000 - £30,000 (Depending on Experience), plus travel expenses.
The role will work across two prison locations - HMP Thorn Cross (Warrington) & HMP Liverpool.
Permanent Full Time position.
Relevant Assessor qualifications (TAQA, CAVA, A1 etc), chef qualifications and experience of working as a Chef are preferable.
This is a fantastic opportunity to train, develop and support Prison Students within prison kitchens, and offers a great moment in your career for Qualified Assessor's and TAQA qualified Chefs looking to 'give back' within the hospitality industry.
The role of Chef Trainer Assessor is to inspire and train prisoners who have 6 – 24 months left to serve of their sentence, and give practical skills to aid their rehabilitation, with the aim of reducing re offending rates. The successful candidate will be a highly experienced Chef from within a restaurant, contract catering, food production or Catering College environment (with previous chef experience). The charity will support the successful candidate in the completion of their TAQA qualification via a learning agreement.
You will be responsible for the running of the prison cafe at at HMP Thorn Cross and working within the prison kitchens at HMP Liverpool. Ideally, you will be experienced at training and assessing and can assess the following qualifications:

NVQ Level 1 Certificate in Food Preparation & Cookery
NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Food Production & Cookery
Food Safety Level 2 Award
NVQ Level 2 Barista Skills
NVQLevel 2 Food & Beverage Service

The role requires resilience, integrity, and professionalism to manage an ever-changing day, and a natural patience, understanding and commitment to helping others. This is a truly inspirational role where, as an innovative Chef Trainer Assessor you will have the opportunity to mentor and engage others to turn their lives around.
The Clink Charity has developed an engaging and integrated training program which gives prisoners a chance to gain professional qualifications whilst in prison and supports them on their release in finding employment in the catering & hospitality industry. Prisoners have the chance to gain City & Guilds NVQ qualifications in food preparation, food production and food safety. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our project which is expanding country wide over the next few years.
The Clink Restaurant Offers:

Highly competitive salary
25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
Contributory company pension scheme
Chef Blacks & safety shoes
Potential progression to Area Manager/IQA for exceptional candidates
20% discount at the Clink Restaurants and on our retail products
Business mileage to second prison location (starting from base prison location and not home)

To Apply for these positions, you must pass the following requirements:

Ministry of Justice Enhanced Vetting
The right to work in the UK and provide original documentation/share code as part of the recruitment process.
Have your own method of transport and full UK Driving License (with no endorsements).

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

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