Prison Literacy & Numeracy Tutor (Full-Time)

New Zealand Government; Southland; On-site; NZD 79,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Government, through Ara Poutama Aotearoa – Department of Corrections, offers a rewarding Educator/Assessor role. You will support prison-based learners to improve literacy and numeracy, work toward NZ qualifications, and develop job search skills within education programmes for offenders.

You will draw on a strengths-based approach and manaakitanga to engage Maori, Pasifika and at-risk youth, contributing to reducing re-offending and safer communities.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing and working with young people and adults who have not previously experienced education success.
• A tertiary qualification and/or a qualification in adult education.
• Demonstrated competency in using computer applications including Microsoft Office suite, TEC Literacy and Numeracy Adult Assessment Tool (LNAAT).
• Sound knowledge of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework.
• Experience with embedding literacy and numeracy.
• Experience in successfully engaging Maori, Pasifika, and at-risk youth in education.
• A strengths-based approach that embraces manaakitanga and whanaungatanga.

Responsibilities

• Support prison-based learners to become better prepared for employment and further education.
• Deliver and coordinate education programmes and activities offered to offenders at Corrections.
• Encourage learners to improve literacy and numeracy to achieve New Zealand qualifications and job search skills.

Skills

Education assessment

Office software

LNAAT (TEC Literacy & Numeracy)

NZ Qualifications Framework

Literacy & numeracy embedding

Maori/Pasifika engagement

Manaakitanga & whanaungatanga

Education

Tertiary qualification

Qualification in adult education

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

TEC Literacy and Numeracy Adult Assessment Tool (LNAAT)

Job description

New Zealand Government, through Ara Poutama Aotearoa – Department of Corrections, offers a rewarding Educator/Assessor role. You will support prison-based learners to improve literacy and numeracy, work toward NZ qualifications, and develop job search skills within education programmes for offenders.

You will draw on a strengths-based approach and manaakitanga to engage Maori, Pasifika and at-risk youth, contributing to reducing re-offending and safer communities.