ENGLISH LECTURER 

Location: HMP Winchester, Romsey Road, Hampshire, SO22 5DF
Hours: 18.75 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible or part time hours
Salary: Up to £16,289 pro rata (Up to £32,578 FTE Subject to experience)
Apprenticeships: Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standards
Reporting To: Education Manager

IN SHORT

HMP Winchester have an exciting opportunity for an English Lecturer to join the prison-based Education Team on a part time basis. Ideally the part time hours would include teaching on Wednesdays and Thursdays, but this could be discussed at interview and some flexibility could be offered.

We are seeking a creative and inspiring Tutor who can deliver engaging classes to learners who are based within the prison. As an English Lecturer/Tutor, you will be supporting learners to achieve success and guiding them through the courses. You will not only help them to achieve qualifications, but also confidence and skills they can apply to employment upon release, or to other areas within education.

MK College Group works to reduce re-offending by providing learners with opportunities to learn and develop skills. We would like you to be part of the learner’s journey, providing them with a positive  learning experience.

If you are as passionate as we are about reducing re-offending and ensuring learners have a positive learning experience, this is a fantastic opportunity for you!

MK College will treat all applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability or any other individual characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from people with backgrounds which are currently under-represented within Milton Keynes College.  All offers made to successful candidates are subject to satisfactory outcomes to a range of pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).   In addition, security clearance is required for all prison services positions up to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level.

OUR BENEFITS

• 35 days annual leave, 3 additional days leave for Christmas to New Year closure and UK Bank 
• Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees) 
• Generous Pension Scheme 
• Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications 
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year 
• A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card 
• Employee wellbeing platform with options to book free activities  

ABOUT HMP WINCHESTER

HMP/YOI Winchester is a busy Category B/C Local prison housing both sentenced and remand prisoners from the age of 18.  The Education Department delivers relevant short courses that help prepare learners for employment upon release in three different Education areas in the prison. 

Courses include: English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 1 to Level 2), ESOL, ICT, Art, Cookery, Employability Skills, and Barbering. We also work closely with our prison colleagues to provide embedded Employability skills in the prison workshops for Carpentry, Recycling, Textiles and Enterprise Services.

The Education department runs morning and afternoon lessons, Monday to Thursday, and Friday mornings. Lessons start at 8:15am and 1:45pm respectively and tutors are expected to be in the department at least 15 minutes before the start of the lesson. Morning lessons last 3.25 hours (until 11:30) and afternoon lessons are 2.75 hours (until 16:30).

** For further information about this opportunity, please refer to the attached document