Join Mitie – the future of high performing places.
Location: HMP Brixton
Contract: Full-time (39 hours per week)
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Catering / Chef Supervisor to oversee catering operations within HMP Brixton, ensuring the safe, compliant, and high-quality delivery of food services.
This role is key to maintaining catering standards while supporting and supervising a prisoner workforce. You will play an important part in delivering training, promoting rehabilitation through skills development, and ensuring all catering services meet operational, safety, and quality requirements.
Role Responsibilities:
* Supervise day-to-day kitchen operations, including food preparation, service delivery, and allocation of staff and prisoner resources.
* Lead, support, and monitor prisoners in catering activities, ensuring safety, engagement, and adherence to standards.
* Plan and develop menus, including special dietary requirements, ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance.
* Manage stock control, delivery checks, and kitchen resources to maintain efficient operations.
* Monitor hygiene, food safety, and kitchen standards across catering and residential areas, providing guidance and corrective action where required.
* Deliver training and assessments in catering and hospitality, supporting prisoners to achieve recognised qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 1 & 2).
* Maintain accurate training records, learner plans, and assessment documentation in line with awarding body requirements.
* Support continuous improvement, equipment maintenance reporting, and catering delivery for events while ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety and regulatory standards.
Required Qualifications:
* Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2 or 3.
* Proven experience in a catering or kitchen environment.
* Ability to pass Prison Service vetting.
What we're looking for:
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage, support, and supervise individuals effectively.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
* Knowledge of health, safety, and hygiene regulations within a catering environment.
* Experience working to KPIs and SLAs within a structured environment.
* Basic IT skills to maintain accurate records and reporting.
* A supportive and resilient approach, with a commitment to high standards and rehabilitation outcomes.
Desirable:
* Experience in a supervisory or training role.
* Exposure to working within a secure or custodial environment.
* Experience delivering accredited training or vocational qualifications.
What's in it for you?
* Opportunity to make a meaningful impact through skills development and rehabilitation.
* A stable and structured working environment with clear processes and standards.
* Pension and life insurance benefits.
* A supportive culture focused on development and continuous improvement.