Milton Keynes College Prison Services Hiring for Career Opportunities – Prison Education Job at Bicester, England Full Time

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Location: HMP Bullingdon, Bicester, OX25 1PZ

Hours: Variable Ad-hoc / Perm
Salary: £24.00 per hour / Salaried

Reporting To: Education Manager

IN SHORT

Do you like working in a challenging but rewarding environment where each day is different and time flies?

Are you an enthusiastic and talented teacher/tutor who is looking to transform lives through learning?

Have you ever thought of a career in Prison Education?

Milton Keynes College Prison Services Team at HMP Bullingdon are seeking innovative Teachers/Teaching Support Assistants to work with a diverse group of learners, helping to build their confidence, develop their skills and achieve within a college environment.

HMP Bullingdon are currently looking for individuals with one or more of the below skillsets to support their curriculum delivery – Ability to cover more than 1 of these areas could offer more opportunities.

TEACHING ROLES

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  Functional Skills English – Entry to Level 2
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  Functional Skills Maths – Entry to Level 2
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  Vocational Tutors
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    Barbering / Painting & Decorating / Mentoring / Horticulture / ICT / Business, Hospitality and Barista / Personal Social Development

NON-TEACHING ROLES

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  Learning Support – Assisting learners in small groups or 1:1. Highlighting and supporting specific learner needs, and improving learner skills.

A teaching qualification would be desirable for teaching roles, however those willing to work towards a qualification who hold supporting subject specialism or industry experience would also be considered – we can provide the training to help you achieve your full potential.

Prison education runs all year round, all day Monday-Thursday and until lunchtime on a Friday. Regime can flex due to the demands of the prison but education is delivered 09:00-11:30 each morning and 13:45-16:00 Mon-Thurs afternoons. Staff are required on site from 08:00-17:00.

Occasional requirements in particular can be varying and change frequently so flexible availability is essential. Requirements can range from short notice short term cover to longer term sickness cover or recruitment gaps and anything in between. If you hold qualifications or expertise in more than one area – For example: English, Maths and ESOL, this could give you the opportunity to cover across multiple courses and as a result the potential for more cover hours. Permanent vacancies can be part time or full-time hours.

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 BULLINGDON

Bullingdon Community Prison is situated near the village of Arncott in Bicester, Oxon. HMP Bullingdon is a complex prison that has a number of functions. It is categorized as a local category B prison which a category C resettlement function. HMP Bullingdon has the capacity to hold 1114 offenders all serving a range of sentences from remand to life, with the average length of stay between 3 and 6 months.

The College works closely with our prison colleagues to deliver short to medium courses that help prepare learners for employment upon release. Courses include: English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 2 to Level 2), ICT, Cookery, Hospitality, Business, Self-Employment, Painting & Decorating, Horticulture, Paving, Mentoring and Barbering.

In the department we believe the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge will help our learners to end their offending behaviour. We engage the hardest to reach learners and encourage them to take pride in their own education and self-development. As a department, we endeavour to inspire learners to achieve and for some, attain their first significant qualifications.

** For further information about this opportunity, please refer to the attached document.