Education Manager - HMP Foston Hall

M2R Education; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A training and development company in the East Midlands is seeking a qualified individual to enhance curriculum development and ensure quality assurance for their educational programs. The role requires substantial teaching experience, excellent organisational skills, and adherence to safeguarding policies. Competitive salary and additional benefits provided, including annual leave and pension.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Pension

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Sharesave scheme

Refer a Friend reward scheme

Cycle to Work

Qualifications

• Relevant degree and/or professional qualification.
• Teaching qualification required.
• Substantial teaching experience and evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop curriculum for prison population and local labour market.
• Ensure quality assurance and continuous service improvement.
• Plan and control income and expenditure effectively.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Prioritisation skills

Teaching skills

Quality Assurance

Education

Relevant degree

Teaching qualification

Job description

Summary

m2r Education are working with this training and development company who provide a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education. In addition, they are recognised as being one of the Top 25 Education and Training providers to work for.

Role

• Developing the curriculum in line with needs of the prison population, local labour market and employers.
• Ensuring quality assurance and quality improvement process and procedures are in place and that they develop and sustain a culture of continuous service improvement.
• Agreeing and setting targets with staff members to ensure both financial and contractual obligations are met and exceeded.
• Effectively planning and controlling income and expenditure to ensure a profitable business by maximising contract performance.
• Ensuring that all contracts are run in accordance with external and internal procedures.
• Recruiting, managing, developing and maintaining discipline of staff employed in the department. Responsibility for health, safety and wellbeing of staff and learners, maintenance and security of the department in line with policy.
• Adhering to safeguarding policies
• Maintaining and developing positive internal and external partnerships. Attend meetings with local partners as required.
• Champion excellence in teaching, learning, assessment and behavior management strategies relevant to the custodial setting.

Requirements

• Relevant degree and / or professional qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Substantial teaching experience as well as evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of Quality Assurance
• Excellent organisational, planning and prioritisation skills coupled with the ability to manage own workload.
• UK Right to Work
• Valid DBS.

Package

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance ProgrammeSharesave scheme
• Refer a Friend reward scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Plus more!

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