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Vocational/Multi skilled Instructor, Uttoxeter
Client: Serco
Location: Uttoxeter, United Kingdom
Job Category: Education
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 380296f05b75
Job Views: 78
Posted: 18.02.2025
Expiry Date: 04.04.2025
Job Description:
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
Here at Serco, we are looking for a Vocational Multi Skills Instructor with a construction industry background to join our team at HMP Dovegate, a category B prison. Occupational Experience is as important as tutor qualifications.
The main aim of the role is to participate in the daily operations of the industries building and the workshops/classrooms therein. Facilitate high quality engaging sessions which develop the employability skills of prisoners. Alongside this, assist in coordinating the wider purposeful activity spaces across HMP Dovegate, ensuring the right prisoners are engaging in the right activities, at the right time as directed by their learning plan.
Some of the other responsibilities of the Industrial Tutor are as follows:
* Assist in the daily operational delivery within the Industrial workshop, ensuring sessions run smoothly and are filled with appropriate prisoners.
* Deliver Vocational Qualifications alongside our current tutor team as we expand our offer.
* Prepare workshop sessions based on the construction industry using a variety of teaching and assessment methods.
* Drive a holistic purposeful activity strategy, maximising opportunities for prisoners to engage in work, education and training that will benefit their rehabilitation and the efficient running of the prison.
* Monitor prisoner attendance in activities and report concerns to the Industries PA Manager.
* Attend standardisation meetings as required to drive continuous improvement and enhance programme delivery.
You will be an inspiring tutor with a background in education and experience working within your specialist area. Good technical knowledge and skills are essential. Experience of working with learners from non-traditional backgrounds would also be beneficial. You will be gifted in delivering varied, high quality and imaginative sessions and have a record of good retention and success rates.
What you will need to do the role:
* Occupational Experience in construction or painting and decorating or similar. Assessor qualifications are not essential.
* Flexible approach to learning and using new skills.
* An understanding of prisoner work and activities.
* Good IT, literacy, and numeracy skills.
* Ability to develop, motivate and inspire learners throughout their programme of study.
* Collaborative team worker.
Qualifications:
* Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF)
* Level 3 - subject specialism
Minimum:
* GCSE C in Maths and English
Experience:
* Occupational Experience in a field within the Construction sector.
* Proven experience of working in an environment that demands strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
* Demonstrated flexibility and the ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
* Recent experience and appropriate knowledge.
* Experience of a custodial environment would be an advantage.
* Experience of working with learners from non-traditional backgrounds.
Skills and Abilities:
* Able to form good working relationships.
* Responds to identified needs by undertaking self-directed learning, research and training as required.
* Understanding of the principles underpinning teaching adults, planning, delivery, assessment and evaluation of learning.
* Aware of different learning strategies and teaching methods suitable for teaching a diverse range of abilities.
* Effective oral and written communication, numeracy, and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to develop and devise learning materials and approaches to the delivery of courses.
* To maintain professional relationships with colleagues from other areas.
* Always adhere to Data Protection and Security.
What we offer:
* Competitive salary and up to 6% pension contribution.
* Serco benefits and discounts.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* A safe and supportive culture.
* A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
Why Serco:
* Meaningful and vital work–We look after around 5,000 prisoners in our prisons and have been in the business for years, employing 2,000 colleagues in our 6 custodial contracts.
* A world of opportunity- Our diverse UK-wide operations offer unrivalled opportunities to learn and develop.
* Great people- We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed.
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