Overview
Vacancy Type: Temporary/Fixed Term
Location: HMP Kilmarnock
Pay Band: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Salary: £27,697
Closing Date: 2025-11-25
Hours of Work: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Job Purpose:
The post holder will provide an effective and efficient canteen (tuck shop style) service to the prisoner population, adhering to strict guidelines and deadlines, accurately processing and bagging individual orders in preparation for delivery to residential areas. This role will have prisoner contact.
Responsibilities:
Contribute to the delivery of an effective and efficient canteen service in accordance to agreed timescales.
Accurately, pick and seal prisoner’s canteen orders, in preparation to deliver to residential areas within strict deadlines.
Receive and check weekly stock delivery and input onto stock management software. Effective stock management, rotation and reconciliation including physical stock check.
The post holder will be required to undertake manual handling duties on a daily basis, in a warehouse type vicinity.
Person Specification
SPS recruitment and selection practice is based on the fundamentals of our Behavioural Competency Framework. This identifies behaviours and standards required both of applicants seeking to join us, and our staff in their respective roles. Assessment of specific behaviours, of which there are twelve, will be determined by the role you are applying for. Whilst it is unlikely you will be assessed on all of them , you will be assessed on these identified as key to role.
Qualifications Requirements
A minimum of 2 National 5 qualifications, including English and Maths or equivalent qualifications or relevant job experience.
Experience Requirements
Knowledge Skills Requirements
Sound knowledge and experience of stock control.
Competent and experienced in the use of ICT tools, including Microsoft Office packages.
Ability to analyse, interpret and report on a range of information. Excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail.
Selection Methods Please refer to full job description on SPS career site.
