Relief Chef

Join Our Culinary Team – Mobile Chef Wanted!

Location: Covering sites in the South and Midlands

Job Ref: 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 a Mobile Chef to 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.

What You'll Do

• 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.

What We're Looking For

• 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.

Perks & Benefits

• 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 a Disability 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 now and show us the value you’ll bring!