Relief Chef

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Location: Covering sites in the South and Midlands

Job : 597880

Pay: £34,562.71

Hours: Permanent/full-time 35 hours per week

Shifts: Between 07:00 and 17:00 – enjoy your free evenings!

We’re hiring aMobile Chefto join our passionate team at HMP Oakwood working across our sites in the South and Midlands. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your culinary career with a world‑leading organisation that values work‑life balance.

You MUST be flexible and have your own reliable transportation.

• Collaborate with a team of chefs and enhanced inmates to prepare and cook meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Mentor and supervise enhanced inmates with food preparation and cooking meals.
• Follow recipes and maintain accurate kitchen records.
• Assist with stock checks, orders, and deep cleans.

• Must have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and have a legal right to work in the UK.
• Must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.
• Previous cheffing experience
• Flexibility and have your own reliable transportation with business insurance.
• Free meals, parking, and access to a Blue Light Discount Card on completion of your probation period.
• Employee Assistance Programme and in‑house Mental Health Champions.
• Access to our Employee Benefits app (online GP, discounts, supermarket savings & more).
• Life assurance, pension, generous holidays (with buy‑more option).
• Career development, training, and apprenticeships.
• Internal promotion opportunities – we love to grow our own.

We’re proud to be aDisability Confident employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We support all applicants and provide adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

We’re also recognised as a Forces Friendly employer and hold the prestigious ERS Gold Award, reflecting our dedication to supporting the Armed Forces community.

Apply nowand show us the value you’ll bring!