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Business Administration and IT Skills Tutor - Prison Education - HMP SEND

Reference: NOV20247450
Expiry date: 2024-11-28 23:59:00.000
Location: Woking
Salary: Up to 36500.00 per annum
Benefits: 38 days leave plus bank holidays, Generous pension, Development opportunities, NUS discount
Attachments: V1888MS - HMP SEND - Business Admin IT Lect.pdf

Business Administration and IT Skills Tutor

Location: HMP Send, Ripley Road Woking Surrey GU23 7LJ
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible hours
Salary: Up to £36,500 per annum (Subject to experience)
Reporting To: Education Manager

IN SHORT

Milton Keynes College have an opportunity for a passionate Business Administration NVQ and IT Skills Tutor who believes in the power of transforming lives through learning. If you can effectively engage with learners and can demonstrate excellent classroom management skills, we would like you to be part our education team based at HMP Send.

Milton Keynes College is passionate about reducing re-offending by providing learners with qualifications and skills that they can apply to employment whilst in custody and upon release. We would like you to be part of the learner’s journey, offering your skills and knowledge to guide them throughout their courses.

If you are highly motivated with a can-do approach to education, this is a great opportunity for you!

Due to location and public transport, a candidate who can drive and get to the location is preferred.

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 company closure days 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 and our reward and recognition platform Encore
  • Employee wellbeing platform

ABOUT HMP Send

HMP Send is a closed female establishment for sentenced prisoners with provision for ROTL & resettlement. It has a maximum operational capacity of 251.

HMP Send’s focus is firmly fixed on reducing reoffending and rehabilitation by preparing offenders for their release through accredited intervention programmes, skill and vocational based training and education. The Education Department comprises of a dedicated building with learning space for a maximum of 48 learners per session with all rooms in use, three workshop areas for Hair, Business Administration and Catering for vocational training.

Courses at HMP Send include Maths, English, IT, Art, Assertiveness, Literature, ESOL, Peer Mentoring, 1:2:1 Learning Support, Food Safety, Book Club, Distance Learning and Open University then Vocational courses in Business Admin, Catering, Customer Services and Hairdressing.

The majority of courses delivered are accredited through the City and Guilds awarding body.

The Education team consists of 12 members of staff with a Manager and Deputy included in this, it is a small but professional team.

The education delivery hours are Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 11.45am, 1.30pm – 4.00pm and on Fridays 8.30am – 11.45am, with staff working on-site 8:15am – 4:45pm each day and 8:15am – 1:15pm on Fridays. Class sizes typically range from 4-8 learners.

There is an on-site gym that can be used by staff at lunchtime with no additional cost.

There is plenty of free parking at Send, but there is no public transport with the closest train station a 50-minute walk away.