Occasional Support Roles - Prison Education Location: HMP Spring Hill & Grendon, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0TL Hours: Ad Hoc Salary: £13.70 - £15.50 per hour Reporting To: Education Manager IN SHORT If you are organised, empathetic and patient – able to complete administrative duties and reports to a high standard, and interested in working within prison education, then get in touch today Full Training provided - variety of different support roles available depending on your skill set. Have you ever thought of a career in Prison Education? Milton Keynes College Prison Services Team at HMP Spring Hill & Grendon are seeking a number of positive and efficient individuals to help support their education provision, set just outside of Milton Keynes. You will be a team player, with a high standard of verbal and written communication. There are various duties for non-teaching staff, vital to supporting the learners to achieve and the staff to meet their expected delivery. Student Support Recruitment Worker – Promoting the benefits of education to learners inside the prison and encouraging them to enroll on courses with education. Confidence in engaging with a wide variety of people, good verbal and written communication Administrator/Exams administrator – Typical admin role/duties, based inside a prison – supporting the wider education team. Inclusion Practitioner - Screening learners for additional needs, supporting in 1:1s and in class with additional needs. In terms of working hours this can vary between morning, 08:00-12:00 or afternoon, 13:00-17:00 but are restricted by the prison regimes to a certain degree. We would need you to be able to work full morning or afternoon sessions or full days, albeit if not 5 days a week (Education finish at lunchtime on a Friday so that is always a half day) If you would like to know more about the roles and prisons, we can arrange a conversation or potentially a visit to enable you to do this. 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. ABOUT HMP Grendon & Spring Hill HMP Grendon is a unique Therapeutic Category B prison housing approximately 220 long term, prolific (re)offending adult males. The Education Department works to deliver long courses that help prepare learners for employment and positive living upon release. Including: English/Maths Functional Skills, Digital Skills, Cleaning, Mentoring and Distance Learning. Education runs 4 afternoons (Mon – Thurs) 13:30- 16:30. During the mornings the men are involved in therapy work with a wide team of clinical staff on the wings. HMP Spring Hill is an Open Category D (resettlement) prison, housing approximately 320 male prisoners who are at the end of their sentence and working towards resettlement. Residents at Spring Hill are considered low risk and are well underway with rehabilitation and resettlement. Courses are English and Maths Functional Skills, IT (Entry 3 to Level 1) Carpentry, Plumbing, Customer Service, CSCS, Mentoring and Distance Learning. Education runs 8:30 – 11:30 Monday - Friday and 13:00 – 16:00 Monday - Thursday