HMP Whatton’s education department are looking for an experienced administrator who will provide student support as a member of our offender learning education team on a Fixed Term contract until May 2019. As a successful candidate, you will be responsible for all general administrative tasks, ensuring the efficient operation of the education department.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
Collating and analysing data
Creating and maintaining filing systems
Designing and production of documents
Use of appropriate databases and spreadsheets
Administer the exams process
Booking learners into the department.
The purpose of this role as Student Support Administrator is to provide administrative support to the Education Manager and the team, to ensure students are enrolled onto appropriate programmes of learning. You will also act as part of the examination officer team.
Milton Keynes College Rewards:
25 days annual leave, 3 additional days leave for Christmas to New Year closure and UK Bank Holidays
Amazing discounts with NUS card or Blue Light Card , ranging from Eating Out, Shopping and Fashion, Health and Fitness, Music, Technology, Travel and Entertainment
Access to an employee wellbeing platform with options to book free activities such as yoga, relaxation, boot camp, personal training and a health and wellbeing news hub
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
Busy Bee’s childcare vouchers can save working parents up to £933 per year in a variety of registered childcare, such as Nurseries, Nannies, after school activities, Summer Camps and Breakfast Clubs up the age of 15.
Access to Continued Professional Development, including professional qualifications and a variety of training courses
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24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Assistant Support Programme
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About HMP Whatton:
HMP Whatton is a leading prison for the treatment of male sex offenders and is nationally recognised for its programmes to reduce re-offending; CALM, Thinking Skills, Relationship, Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) and the Adapted SOTP (for offenders with a low IQ who are often unable to read or write or have severe mental health difficulties). Only offenders willing to attend the Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (SOTP) and with six months remaining on their prison sentence are sent to HMP Whatton and new receptions are received from all over the country.
The education department at HMP Whatton administrates over 2000 enrolments per year and supports over 500 learners to achieve their learning goals and employment aspirations. The education department currently enjoys a 93% success rate across all of its courses. A broad curriculum is offered to support prisoners to gain Functional Skills in English and maths, employability skills and independent living skills. Our new Self Employment Academy provides courses that enable offenders to move into self-employment upon release. Many courses are embedded into the prison workshops enabling prisoners to gain a qualification through on-the-job training.
As a successful candidate, you will:
Good basic general education including GCSE (or) equivalent) in Maths and English at Grade C or above.
Hold an administration or customer services based qualification at level 2 or above (desirable).
Have proven previous experience in an administrative role.
Have proven customer services skills and experience.
Experience of working with students who may have little experience of education and training (desirable).
Good IT skills with experience of word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, email and internet systems.
Experience of induction and assessment IT packages (desirable).
Accuracy and precision in written presentation.
More about the College:
Milton Keynes College is proud to be an open and inclusive general Further Education College welcoming learners of all levels and delivering an exceptional educational experience. The College offers a broad range of qualifications with more than 3,000 16 – 18-year-old full-time students studying traditional A Levels, vocational courses, apprenticeships and Higher Education. In addition, the College delivers employability and key skills training programmes to 3,000 people in local community learning centres and is one of the largest providers of Offender Learning in England, working with 27 prisons across the East Midlands, South Central and West Midlands.
Milton Keynes College is a committed safer recruitment employer. We take extreme care in ensuring the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions therefore undergo a stringent vetting process to include DBS for all positions.
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