Multi-Skills Tutor
- Recruiter
- Milton Keynes College
- Location
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Salary
- £18,015.00 - £32,578.00 Pro Rata
- Posted
- 10 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 24 Sep 2019
- Ref
- SEP20195638
- Subject Area
- Building and Construction
- Job Level
- Tutor
- Job Function
- Academic Support, Curriculum / Course Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
HMP Woodhill have an exciting opportunity for a Multi-Skills Tutor/Lecturer/Teacher to join the fantastic education department based within the prison.
As a highly motivated individual with excellent maintenance, painting and decorating, electrical, general carpentry, tiling and plumbing skills, you will use your current industry experience to support and inspire learners to develop confidence, skills and experience and achieve vocational qualifications, which learners can then apply to gain sustainable employment upon release. HMP Woodhill are seeking a multi-talented individual with a varied construction/maintenance background.
This is an amazing opportunity, which will be both challenging and highly rewarding. As a multi-skills tutor / lecturer / teacher, you will be delivering maintenance, painting and decorating, electrical, general carpentry, tiling and plumbing courses to a diverse group of learners within the prison.
As a valued member of the Milton Keynes College Offender Learning team, you will also help to develop a strong vocational programme that meets the needs of the learners, prison and Milton Keynes College.
This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated lecturer / tutor / teacher to deliver high learner success, through effective teaching and delivery in maintenance, painting and decorating, electrical, general carpentry, tiling and plumbing. This vacancy would suit a highly motivated Multi-Skills teacher, with a can do approach to education. The ideal candidate will be a passionate and creative lecturer, who can offer skills & knowledge to our learners and guide them throughout their courses.
Location: HMP Woodhill, Milton Keynes
Hours: 29.6 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
About HMP Woodhill:
HMPPS Woodhill is a core local prison currently housing both remand and sentenced prisoners of all categories. The Education department works closely with prison colleagues to ensure the courses delivered are relevant to the prisoners’ complex needs, rehabilitation and resettlement.
Courses include: English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 1 – Level 2), ICT, Art, Music Technology, Food Safety, Health and Safety and a wide range of personal and social development courses. Vocational courses consist of Catering and Hospitality, Painting and Decorating and Kitchen Fitting and Tiling.
Our department believes the opportunities provided for our learners will help to address their offending behaviour and give them the skills to enhance their lives and gain employment on release. We encourage our learners to unlock and reach their potential.
As a successful candidate, you will:
• Hold a relevant qualification (level 3 or above).
• Hold a recognised teaching qualification (DTLLS, PGCE, Cert Ed) or willing to work towards
• Hold relevant assessor/verifier awards.
• Have teaching/training or vocational experience in relevant subject area and relevant up-to-date knowledge.
• Have a proven track record of managing and supporting diverse groups of learners through nationally accredited programmes.
• Have experience of identifying, developing and sharing innovative and creative teaching resources
• Have experience of working with students who may have little experience of education and training (desirable).
• Have knowledge of current curriculum and accreditation developments within Further Education and specific subject area(s).
• Have the ability to teach creatively, adapting to the needs of a variety of learners and willing to explore new teaching and learning strategies.
• Have good IT skills and willing to develop further.
• Show accuracy and precision in written presentation.
• The requirement of this role is to work across the whole prison estate, on all wings where education is delivered.
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 vocational courses, apprenticeships and Higher Education at our campuses in Milton Keynes. In addition, the College delivers employability and skills training programmes to 3,000 people in local community learning centres. For nearly 30 years, we have worked with offenders in both custody, and the wider community and currently work with 19 prisons across England; this includes 13 prisons, which make up the Long Term High Security Estate, and 6 category B, C & D men’s prisons.
Milton Keynes College is a committed safer recruitment employer in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. We take extreme care in ensuring the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions therefore undergo a thorough on boarding process to include DBS. In addition, security clearance is required for all prison services positions.
Milton Keynes College has been officially recognised for its commitment and approach to equality, diversity and inclusion. It has been awarded the much sought-after Leaders in Diversity accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity. The award recognises the College’s clear ethos and values and a belief in the importance of diversity.
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