Regional Literacy & Reading Team Leader - HMP Bure, HMP Norwich, HMP Wayland, HMP Littlehey, HM[...]

M2R Education; Bedford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider seeks a Regional Literacy & Reading Team Leader to oversee reading interventions across several prisons. This role requires relevant experience in literacy strategies and offers competitive benefits, including a pension, life insurance, and 25 days of annual leave. An immediate start is available for suitable candidates.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Sharesave scheme

Refer a Friend reward scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a learning environment with reading strategies.
• Willingness to obtain a qualification in phonics/literacy interventions.
• Good understanding of policies on Safeguarding, Equality, and Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Reading Specialists and oversee screening systems.
• Collaborate with prison staff to promote the reading strategy.
• Ensure effective tracking and monitoring of reading interventions.

Skills

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Prioritization skills

Education

Qualification in phonics and/or literacy interventions

Job description

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Regional Literacy & Reading Team Leader - HMP Bure, HMP Norwich, HMP Wayland, HMP Littlehey, HMP Bedford

Client:

M2R Education

Location:

Bedford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

24

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

Job Description:

Summary

m2r Education is working with a training and development company that provides a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, and prison education. They are recognized as one of the Top 25 Education and Training providers to work for.

This role covers HMP Bedford, HMP Littlehey, HMP Bure, HMP Norwich, and HMP Wayland. The candidate's base will be the site closest to their home address. It is a fixed-term contract for one year. Experience in reading, including delivering phonics intervention and understanding of reading in education, is required.

The Regional Reading Team Leader is a supervisory role providing support to Reading Specialists, overseeing systems for reading screening, support levels, and ensuring effective tracking and monitoring of reading interventions to promote progress.

The role involves collaborating with prison staff, the Education Department, library, and other stakeholders to support prisoners who struggle with reading and to drive the prison-wide reading strategy.

Travel across the following locations is required:

• HMP Bedford
• HMP Littlehey
• HMP Bure
• HMP Norwich
• HMP Wayland

Your main base will be the location closest to your home.

Requirements:

• Relevant and recent experience in a similar role within a learning environment, with good understanding of reading development strategies and interventions, including phonics.
• Willingness to work towards or hold a qualification in providing phonics and/or literacy interventions to adults.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage workload effectively.
• Knowledge of policies related to Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, and Data Protection.
• Valid DBS check.

Package:

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

Immediate start