Functional Skills Tutor - Campsfield IRC

Mitie; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational services company is seeking a Functional Skills Tutor for the Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre in Kidlington. The role involves promoting educational activities, developing courses, and providing a supportive environment for learners. Candidates must have a teaching qualification and experience in a relevant subject. An understanding of the needs of residents in a custodial setting is desirable.

Qualifications

• An appropriate teaching qualification and experience is required.
• In-depth knowledge of vocational skills in their area of specialism.
• Previous teaching experience within a related subject is required.

Responsibilities

• Promote and design educational activities and vocational courses.
• Provide a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Deliver the OCN Vocational Skills programme.

Skills

Teaching and facilitation

Knowledge of vocational skills

Empathy and communication

Education

Teaching qualification

Job description

Overview

Functional Skills Tutor - Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre

Campsfield IRC is due to open soon as the UK's first all-electric Immigration Removal Centre. We are looking for respectful, diligent and caring colleagues to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote and design educational activities and vocational courses including online learning and assessment processes.
• Ensure initiatives meet residents' needs and contractual requirements.
• Conduct workshops focused on their skillset and experience, addressing residents' needs and fulfilling contractual obligations.
• Provide a safe, secure, stimulating, supportive and productive learning environment that encourages attendance and enables learning and development.
• Actively promote educational courses throughout the Centre including Maths and English, explaining opportunities and relevance as part of the Preparation for Release programme to maximise uptake.
• Assess ESOL and skills levels of learners entering the classroom, ensuring sufficient language skills to enrol, and adapt to overcome barriers to learning.
• Develop and deliver core modular courses and, where appropriate, advanced teaching modules and learning programmes, supporting learners to achieve objectives with engaging teaching.
• Deliver the OCN Vocational Skills programme, maintaining standards of delivery and quality assurance.
• Provide a short induction to residents, welcoming them to the classroom and ensuring activities are relevant and engaging.
• Work with staff and residents to provide artistic support for cultural events within the Centre.
• Develop, promote and deliver a range of workshops and activities to enable learners to gain useful transferable skills.
• Create and maintain a safe, secure, positive and friendly learning environment where residents feel welcomed and respected.
• Monitor attendance, retention and achievement figures and contribute to developing strategies to maximise these outcomes.
• Ensure documentation and administration are completed in line with company policies and external agency requirements, maintaining accurate, compliant data.
• Use resources effectively to ensure quality of service and value for money.
• Manage the learning environment and ensure maintenance and security of tools and equipment to relevant standards.
• Advise on equipment and purchases required to meet contractual requirements and best practice in education.
• Support Regimes & Activities to ensure continuity of service, covering other areas as required.
• Undertake further duties to support Regimes and the delivery of relevant vocational courses as required.

Person Specification

• Essential
  • An appropriate teaching qualification and experience is required.
  • In-depth knowledge of vocational skills in their area of specialism.
  • Previous teaching experience within a related subject is required.
• Desirable
  • Experience of delivering relevant skills workshops/training.
  • Experience within the custodial setting.
  • Experience of working with ESOL learners would be advantageous and a patient and understanding attitude to language problems faced by learners is essential.

Care + Custody Competencies

• Resident Care and Management
• Interacts with residents easily, quickly building rapport while maintaining professional distance
• Is impartial, fair, assertive, consistent and confident with residents
• Treats residents with respect as individuals and encourages them to do the same for others
• Listens carefully to residents, including unspoken communication
• Explains issues clearly to residents and keeps them informed of relevant issues
• Makes time to understand residents and regularly helps them, working to meet their needs
• Shows empathy and compassion
• Diffuses anger and worries in residents
• Acts on signs of distress, self-harm or anger
• Encourages residents to express concerns, take responsibility for behaviour and participate in activities
• Is observant

You must be eligible for CTC clearance. You must hold a valid British passport or an EU passport with a share code. Additionally, you must have lived and worked in the UK for at least 3 years, without any extended trips overseas. Applicants must have no criminal convictions and must not be subject to any ongoing police investigations.