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Supply Lecturer/Trainer - Various Subjects

Reference: DEC20170207
Expiry date: 2018-01-09 17:30:00.000
Location: HMPYOI Swinfen Hall
Salary: £23.52 Per Hour
Benefits: Excellent Benefits
Attachments: 137-SwinfenSessional-Advert.docx
137-SwinfenSessional-JobDescription.docx

Milton Keynes College Offender Learning team in the West Midlands are seeking experienced Tutors/Trainers/Lecturers to cover a variety of subjects within a diverse curriculum. This is an exciting time for prison education and this is a great opportunity to experience prison teaching as a variable hours tutor covering part or full time hours.

We offer our learners a wide range of subjects from Entry Level up to Level 3, and are therefore looking for both experts and generalists to cover across these areas:

Functional skills (Maths & English), ICT, Horticulture, Tiling, Plastering,  Fork Lift,  Business, Radio, Art, Money Management, Mentoring, Foundation Learning, Employability, Industrial Cleaning, Hospitality/Cookery, Customer Service, Retail,  General Construction skills.

HMPYOI Swinfen Hall holds male long term young adults serving 4 years up to life. The work at Swinfen Hall is at the heart of the government's overall delivery plan for reducing re-offending. At Swinfen Hall individual needs are identified early and through an active and integrated regime of education skills, training, and the specialised accredited offending behaviour and substance abuse courses, we address needs and reduce risks. Working together with national corporations, local businesses, voluntary organisations, the Learning and Skills Council, education providers and others, contributes to the success of the training and development needs for prisoners at Swinfen Hall and prepares them for a crime free life on release.

The successful candidates will be passionate and dedicated to teaching with the flexibility to be scheduled to work on an ad-hoc basis. You will be a team player with excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Experience embedding Maths, English, E&D and Employability is essential in order to successfully deliver the curriculum.

More about the rewards

  • 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 Teachers 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
  • Save up to 32% off all bikes through our Cycle To Work Scheme
  • 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Assistant Support Programme
  • Plus many more…

As a successful candidate you will have…

  • A relevant degree or equivalent qualification
  • A full or part teaching qualification (PTLLS, DTTLS, PGCE, Cert Ed) or willing to work towards
  • Teaching/training or vocational experience in a relevant discipline/subject area and relevant up-to-date knowledge.
  • A proven track record of managing and supporting diverse groups of learners through nationally accredited programmes.
  • Experience of identifying, developing and sharing innovative and creative teaching resources.
  • Experience of working with students who may have little experience of education and training (desirable).
  • Knowledge of current curriculum and accreditation developments within Further Education and specific subject area(s).
  • The ability to teach creatively, adapting to the needs of a variety of learners and willing to explore new teaching and learning strategies.
  • A good level of IT literacy and willing to develop further.
  • Accuracy and precision in written presentation.

 

Location: HMPYOI Swinfen Hall (Other West Midlands Establishments are - HMP Oakwood/HMP Featherstone/HMPYOI Brinsford/HMP Birmingham/HMP Foston Hall/HMP Hewell/HMP Long Lartin/HMP Stafford/HMP Drake Hall)

Hours: Sessional / Ad-hoc

Salary: £23.52 (per delivery hour)

Closing date: 09/01/2018

Interview date: 16/01/2018

Interview Details…

Cluster Interview Day
Tuesday 16th January 2018 - HMPYOI Swinfen Hall, Lichfield, WS14 9QS

  • 09:30 arrival, for 10:00 start
  • Introduction and Tour
  • Round robin interviews
  • Expected finish 14:00 (dependent on numbers)

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.