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Job details
Job title: Construction Cover Trainer at HMP Hewell
Job reference: REQ010978
Date posted: 12/02/2025
Application closing date: 26/02/2025
Location: Z_Worcestershire
Salary: £27.42 per hour
Package: Competitive Benefits
Contractual hours: 0
Basis: Other
Job category/type: Teaching and Assessment
We have a great opportunity to join our education team as a Cover Trainer for Novus, the prison education provider working at HMP Hewell.
This role is offered on a sessional basis, working ad hoc hours per week. We are looking for an experienced applicant who can specialise in tiling and one or more of the subject areas listed below:
* Plastering
* Painting and Decorating
What the role entails:
In this role, you will work with, and be supported by, our amazing team of dedicated professionals to mentor our learners to develop their vocational skills which will in turn help them to secure future employment opportunities post-release. You will need patience, passion and understanding in your approach to our learners who have ‘hit a bump in the road’ but want to learn and improve.
Working in a prison is different to a mainstream education facility. We operate with security at the forefront of what we do, so our class sizes are small to maximise supportive delivery. To aid this you will also be supported by Learning Support Practitioners & Student Support Practitioners who will assist with one-to-one support when required. Our security team is on hand to ensure the lessons run smoothly. We always try to cater to a learner’s individual needs and ensure we create a positive learner experience. Time will be given to planning and your Local Education Manager is always on hand to provide support as and when needed. Delivery happens between Monday and Friday and weekends are strictly for rest and relaxation.
What we need from you:
* Hold at least a Level 1 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy or be willing to commit to gaining the qualifications within 1 year.
* Willing to gain PTLLS within 6 months.
* Commitment to gain subject specific qualification to allow training to Level 3, within 2 years.
* Commitment to gain an assessor award required by relevant Awarding Bodies, within one year.
* Track record of effective teaching in subject specialism.
Ideally, you will want to be a part of a team which has at its core a focus on improving lives and enabling and equipping learners to develop, grow and be equipped for a life of work and success. You’ll be a self-starter with a passion to learn and grow yourself and will bring passion, dedication, and positivity to your new role.
Colleague Benefits:
* Extensive annual leave which can be taken throughout the year and not restricted to school holiday times.
* Our in-house ‘Evolve’ training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications.
* We support you through a teacher training qualification and assessor qualifications.
* Full package of training to support working in a Prison environment.
* Good progression routes into management positions within education.
* Learner class sizes are much smaller than in FE colleges.
* Able to be flexible and innovative with the curriculum.
* Part of the wider community of the prison service.
* Additional behavioural and complex need support.
* Pension scheme options including a Teachers Pension scheme.
* Our comprehensive in-house awards scheme.
* An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service.
* Health care discounts through Simply Health.
* Retail discounts through You at Work.
* Our Cycle to Work scheme.
At Novus, we work with passion, care, and commitment to create the foundations for change. For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women, and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions. We operate 50 hubs in the United Kingdom where our specialist teams are on hand to support Adults and Children to improve their employability prospects post-release.
Novus is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are working to support our Veterans into employment and are also proud holders of the Disability Confident Employer award.
Under our Collective Bargaining agreement with our recognised union (Unison and UCU), we have agreed a number of changes to terms and conditions of employment with effect from 1st April 2025. These changes offer colleagues enhanced remuneration and benefits package. This includes time off for your own wellbeing, competitive and structured pay, generous holiday entitlement etc. Further information can be provided as part of the recruitment process.
The closing date for this job advert is 26/02/2025. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.
The LTE group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process.
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