Assistant Manager: Functional Skills HMP

Dovetail and Slate; Clipsham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail and Slate is recruiting an Assistant Manager: Functional Skills to join the senior leadership team of a training provider in the justice sector, taking responsibility for the quality and delivery of Functional Skills English and Maths within a prison education setting.

Working with the Education Manager, you will lead a team of Functional Skills tutors, ensuring provision is well planned, inclusive and genuinely supports learners progressing towards qualifications, employment and

Qualifications

• A Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent).
• Level 3 qualifications in Maths and English or equivalent.
• Proven experience delivering Functional Skills English and Maths.
• Experience of supporting or managing teaching staff.
• Strong communication skills and resilience in a secure environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Education Manager with day-to-day operations across the Functional Skills curriculum.
• Oversee delivery and improvement of Functional Skills English and Maths to meet standards.
• Lead quality assurance processes, including observations and learning walks.
• Manage, mentor and develop tutors through appraisals and tailored support plans.
• Depose for the Education Manager when required.

Skills

Teaching qualification (Level 5)

Maths & English (Level 3)

Functional Skills delivery

Staff management experience

Strong communication skills

IQA qualification

Prison education experience

OFSTED IE framework knowledge

Education

A Level 5 teaching qualification

Level 3 Maths & English qualifications

Job description

Assistant Manager: Functional Skills- HMP

Location: the East Midlands

Salary: From 35,000 per annum

About the Role

We are recruiting an Assistant Manager: Functional Skills to join the senior leadership team of a training provider in the justice sector, taking responsibility for the quality and delivery of Functional Skills English and Maths within a prison education setting.

Working closely with the Education Manager, you will lead and develop a team of Functional Skills tutors, ensuring provision is well planned, inclusive and genuinely supports learners progressing towards qualifications, employment and rehabilitation. This is a role for someone who combines strong subject and teaching credentials with the confidence to lead, coach and deputise within a secure environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Education Manager with day-to-day operations across the Functional Skills curriculum, including learner inductions, allocations and progress tracking.
• Overseeing delivery and continuous improvement of Functional Skills English and Maths, ensuring provision meets awarding body standards.
• Leading quality assurance processes, including observations and learning walks, to drive consistently strong teaching.
• Managing, mentoring and developing tutors through appraisals and tailored support plans.
• Deputising for the Education Manager when required.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• A Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent)
• Level 3 qualifications in both Maths and English, or equivalent
• Proven experience delivering Functional Skills English and/or Maths
• Experience of supporting or managing teaching staff
• Strong communication skills and the resilience to work within a secure environment

Desirable (but not essential):

• An Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification
• Prior experience within prison education, FE or adult learning settings
• Working knowledge of Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework

If you're ready to take the next step into leadership and help shape a Functional Skills curriculum that genuinely changes lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist justice and rehabilitation recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS check and HMPPS security vetting, in line with the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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Because rehabilitation matters.

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