Generalist Lecturer (Functional Skills): Hmp Leicester

Milton Keynes College are working in partnership with HMP Leicester to put education at the heart of the prison system.

Milton Keynes College deliver an exciting and varied curriculum in 28 of Her Majesty’s Prisons and Young Offenders Institutes. We also have a successful Employment Academy model which works with employers and stakeholders to enhance our learners’ chances of re-entering society successfully, to find employment upon release and to live fulfilling lives. The curriculum we offer is designed taking into account both the needs of the learner, external stakeholders and the local employment needs. We are proud of supporting our learners’ successfully through education and ‘Through the Gate’.

The requirement of this role is to work across the whole prison estate, on all wings where education is delivered.

HMP Leicester is a busy Category B Local prison housing approximately 350 adult men. It is situated close to Leicester City Centre, housing both sentenced and remand prisoners. With the average stay being 24 days the Education Department works closely with our prison colleagues to deliver relevant short courses that help prepare learners for employment upon release. Courses include: English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 1 to Level 2), ESOL, ICT, Art, Cookery and a variety of Employability and Personal Social Development modules.

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 take away with them a positive learning experience.

As a successful candidate you will have:

* Hold a subject specialism qualification (level 3 or above).
* Hold a recognised teaching qualification (DTLLS, PGCE, Cert Ed).
* Hold relevant assessor/verifier awards.
* Have experience of teaching/training across a range of subjects including Functional Skills.
* 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.

Location: HMP Leicester

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary: £26,000 – £38,328per year

The requirement of this role is to work across the whole prison estate, on all wings where education is delivered.

More about the rewards

As well as having 35 flexible days holiday per year you will also get 3 additional days to be taken over Christmas and of course all of the bank holidays. We offer a car allowance scheme “Just add fuel”, but if you prefer a more environmentally friendly approach to travel we also offer a cycle to work scheme. As part of Milton Keynes College you are entitled to apply for an NUS student discount card with offers in plenty of local restaurants and high street shops. Child care vouchers are available and of course the option of being part of Teachers Pension Scheme. For more about our benefits please visit the MK College website.

More about the College

Milton Keynes College is a leading Further Education College providing a comprehensive range of vocational, academic, professional and higher education courses. The College also delivers the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) Phase 4 contracts for East Midlands, West Midlands and South Central, providing education to 28 prisons across these 3 regions.