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Chef Supervisor
Corrective Services
Salary: VO4A1, $108,689 - $110,629 per annum plus 11% superannuation (POA)
Position number: 2129
Work type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Karnet Prison Farm
Closing date: 2024-03-28 4:30 PM (YYYY-MM-DD)
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This is a permanent, full time vacancy
ABOUT THE ROLE
Karnet Prison Farm is a high production prison within the department’s estate. Karnet produces and/or supplies all the meat, milk, and eggs to all the prisons, workcamps and juvenile facility across Western Australia. In addition Karnet provide apples, pears, plums and mandarins from the orchard and fresh produce such as lettuce, cucumbers, pumpkins and herbs and honey for the estate.
Karnet Prison Farm is seeking a Chef Supervisor to turn this fresh produce into nutritious products and meals in its commercial kitchen for approximately 400 lunch and dinners per day. The kitchen provides on the job instruction, accredited training, and a constructive workday for the prisoners. If you enjoy sharing your extensive catering knowledge and providing an environment to learn and develop new skills, and the unsociable hours common in the industry no longer suit, this may be the position for you. The Chef Supervisor VSO4, leads three Chef Instructor VSO3 and has a prisoner workforce.
BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- One weekend rostered over a three-week period.
- Mixed 10 and 12-hour shifts, the latest finishing at 1800
- 6 Weeks Annual Leave
- Check out the attached Applicant Information Pack to find out other benefits of working for Justice.
When you join the Department of Justice, you become part of a people-focused organisation, working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live. We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia. You will have a chance to make a real difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.
APPLICATION PROCESS
How to apply
Please ensure you review the attached Job Description Form (JDF) for further information about the requirements of the position. This information will assist you with the preparation of your application.
For more information about the recruitment and selection process and other benefits, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack.
We require you to submit: * A current comprehensive CV including the contact details of two referees and;
- A statement no more than 2 A4 pages, addressing the four following job related requirements
- Operations and Production
- Instruction and Training
- Organisation and Resource Management
- Supervisory Skills
Candidate Search
If required, we may choose to supplement the field of applications by conducting a Candidate Search.
EQUITY AND DIVERSITY
The Department of Justice is committed in building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal Australians, people with disability, youth, and other diversity groups. People with disability will be provided with reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.
Aboriginal job seekers may contact the Aboriginal Workforce Development Team on aboriginalworkforcedevelopment@justice.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9264 1700 for culturally appropriate application advice.
Applicants with disability requiring adjustment or accessibility requirements at any stage of the selection process can contact the hiring manager as listed under the ‘Further Information’ section or contact WorkforceDiversity@justice.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9264 1700 to for a confidential discussion.
ELIGIBILITY
- Certificate IV in Hospitality (with Commercial Cookery or Catering or Kitchen Operations speacialty) or;
- Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or;
- Certificate IV in Catering Operations
- Current valid manual "C" motor vehicle driving licence
- Current valid Provide First Aid (HLTAID003) accreditation (or equivalent) received from an accredited training provider with a minimum of 12 months validity remaining
Applicants found suitable but not recommended for this vacancy, may be considered for subsequent similar vacancies in the Department of Justice for a period of twelve (12) months, in accordance with Part 5 (General Appointment) of the Commissioner's Instructions No. 2: Filling a Public Sector Vacancy and Commissioner’s Instructions No. 39: Interim Arrangements to Fill Public Sector Vacancies.
FOR FURTHER JOB-RELATED INFORMATION
If you would like further information regarding the position and/or vacancy please contact Claire Stephens – Manager of Facilities and Secondary Industries on 9526 3319 for a confidential discussion.
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION
Applicants are requested to apply online. To submit your application, click the “Apply for Job” button at the bottom of this advertisement.
Please ensure you allow sufficient time to submit your application, as late applications will not be accepted.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone RAMS Helpdesk on 1300 733 056 for assistance.
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The Department of Justice has introduced a smoke-free policy, which will be fully implemented across all women’s prisons and the Academy by March 2024, with all other prison sites to follow over the next 12 – 18 months.
