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Baker

The Oswin Project
HMP Northumberland

Posted: 23 May 2023

Deadline: 5 Jun 2023

Compensation: £25,000 per year

Paid Full-time Flexible hours Permanent

Job description

The Oswin project is seeking a Baker to join their team in Café 16 in HMP Northumberland. You will be a qualified baker and be willing to enthuse & teach Prisoners. 

We produce mainly for our own group of enterprises, with a Café inside the Prison, a busy Café at Newcastle Cathedral and our soon to be opened Farm Shop.  We have a small but growing number of wholesale customers in Northumberland, including the visitor centre at HMP Northumberland. 

We make the following in the Bakery:

• Cakes.
• Pies, Quiches & Sausage Rolls.
• A range of Traybakes & Muffins.
• Artisan Loafs.
• Bread Rolls & Paninis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the production of Baked Goods to order.
• Manage Stock levels.
• Work alongside serving prisoners and assist in their training.   

What we want from you:

• Have experience working in Catering.
• A strong knowledge of artisan breads, pastries & pies is essential.
• Possess a high-level food safety qualification. (Level 3 and above) and qualifications in Baking.
• Have experience baking a range of goods.
• To be able to work in a team and communicate well with others
• Understand and commit to The Oswin Projects values of offering second chances to people with criminal records.

What we would like to see:

• Bakery Skills.
• Willingness to learn new things, and work in different locations to support other parts of the charity.

Salary, hours & how to apply:

• Salary on application. 
• Usual working hours are between 6am and  2pm each day however, we are willing to be flexible.
• Monday to Friday. 

Application information

Please apply by sending your CV & a covering letter briefly describing your experience and why you would like to work with us to: info@oswinproject.org.uk by June 5th at midday. 

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