Industries Tutor

Serco Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A training service provider in Leicester is seeking an Industries Tutor for HMP Fosse Way. This full-time role involves developing, administering, and delivering specialist education programs aimed at enhancing employability and reducing reoffending. Key responsibilities include planning and preparing lesson plans, maintaining records, and ensuring student engagement. Ideal candidates will hold a Level 3 Award in Education and Training, possess flexibility, and have a proven background in teaching. Experience in a custodial environment is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of working in an environment needing strong communication skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
• Recent experience and knowledge of teaching your subject.
• Experience in a custodial environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan education activities and revise to meet objectives.
• Prepare individual lesson plans and materials for effective learning.
• Administer accreditation processes for learners.
• Maintain accurate learner records and performance reports.
• Create a professional learning environment.
• Teach lessons of 2 hours, 45 minutes as required.
• Cover lessons in the absence of colleagues.
• Manage resources effectively within the budget.
• Evaluate own work and encourage learner feedback.
• Ensure certification for participating learners.
• Promote program activities and maintain promotional materials.
• Collaboration with education and training colleagues.
• Comply with statutory and company requirements.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Flexibility

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to form good working relationships

Self-directed learning

Research skills

Education

Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF)

Level 3 Subject Specialism

Level 3 TAQA or willingness to work towards

Level 4 Award in Education and Training (QCF)/Certificate in Education/PGCE

Level 5 Subject Specialism

Job description

Serco Limited

Industries Tutor – HMP Fosse Way

Leicestershire, LE18 4TN

Permanent (Full-Time, 40 Hrs)

Here at Serco, we are looking for Industries Tutors to join our team at new Category C Prison, HMP Fosse Way. The main aim of the role is to develop, administer and deliver all aspects of your specialist subject at the varying levels and in line with the core curriculum and awarding body specification(s). To assist Education Managers / Head of Learning and Skills in the delivery of an education provision which increases employability, reduces the likelihood of reoffending and prepares prisoners for a successful return to the community. We are looking for a range of tutors including functional skills, Maintenance, Horticulture, Cleaning, Textiles, Creative Crafts and Hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Planning agreed programmes of education activities to meet course aims and objectives, including syllabi and schemes of work; reviewing and revising as continuous quality improvement.
• Preparing individual lesson plans, planning learning activities, using high quality learning materials, equipment and resources to maximise productive and effective learning opportunities for learners.
• To administer all aspects of the accreditation process for learners enrolled to the courses.
• Maintaining accurate records, including learner attendance, records of work, progression route and levels of achievement. Presenting reports for recruitment, retention and achievement and other performance reports as required.
• Establishing and maintaining positive and professional relationships with learners, to create an appropriate environment for learning.
• Teach lessons of 2 hours, 45 minutes in duration AM and PM as required by the Learning and Skills Department.
• Maintain effective and thorough ILP’s for each learner, setting targets and giving constructive feedback.
• To cover lessons as required in the absence of colleagues to meet contractual requirements.
• Managing resources within budget; carefully managing the use of equipment and resources actively encouraging learners to value them.
• Regularly evaluating own work and encouraging learners to evaluate constructively the programmes they attend, in order to contribute to the continuous development of the service.
• To ensure certification for those learners participating in the course.
• To provide learners with feedback and guidance to support their learning on a regular basis.
• Actively promoting all programme activities and ensuring that current, accurate and appropriate promotional material is available for the courses for they are responsible.
• Working with education and training colleagues, including attending curriculum area meetings and staff meetings; working with colleagues in other departments to enhance programme delivery and to promote education and training.
• Working in accordance with all statutory, Home Office, company and department requirements. This will include reporting security and /or intelligence information immediately to the Head of Learning Skills and making referrals to the designated person/professional service providers.
• Developing links with other disciplines within the programmes area within your contract.
• Maintaining links and information exchange with appropriate partnerships.
• To share in the responsibility for ensuring good standards of learner behaviour and taking appropriate disciplinary action as required.
• As required, to carry out rub down searching of prisoners to support the security aspects of the Tutor position.

What you will need to do the role

Qualifications

Minimum

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF)
• Level 3 – subject specialism
• Level 3 Training, Assessing and Quality Assurance (TAQA) or willingness to work towards

Desirable

• Level 4 Award in Education and Training (QCF)/Certificate in Education/PGCE
• Level 5 – subject specialism

Experience

• Have proven experience of working in an environment that demands strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Have demonstrated flexibility and the ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
• Recent experience, and appropriate knowledge, of teaching your subject.
• Experience of a custodial environment would be an advantage.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to form good working relationships.
• Responds to identified needs by undertaking self-directed learning, research and training as required.
• Establishes internal/external links as required.