Education Administrator - Bicester, United Kingdom - Milton Keynes College Prison Services

Milton Keynes College Prison Services

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Bicester, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR

Location:
HMP Bullingdon, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 1PZ

Hours:16.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary:
Approx. £10,120 Per annum (FTE £23,000 per annum (Subject to experience)

Apprenticeships:
Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standards

Reporting To:
Education Manager

IN SHORT**Milton Keynes College have a new vacancy for an administrator to join the education team based at HMP Bullingdon. The administrator will act as an ambassador, promoting education to maximise the recruitment of students onto learning programmes and supporting their learning goals within the prison. In addition, you will be a point of contact for prospective and current students of The Open University. You will be responsible for administrative processes, data entry and maintenance related to the learning experience, liaising with students and supporting their journey towards gaining higher education qualifications in a flexible way. You will also need to deliver inductions to prisoners and administer English and maths assessments.

As a successful administrator, you will provide appropriate guidance to students when selecting courses and support the education allocation process by delivering a range of ICT/paper based initial assessment and screening assessments.

You will also be confident in promoting the benefits of education and be actively involved in all aspects of student recruitment and programme marketing, working in partnership with HMPPS and other agencies to develop and deliver support services for our learners.

The role is exciting and varied with an opportunity to help others transform their lives through learning; help raise expectations and aspirations of students who reside in a long-term high security establishment.

OUR BENEFITS**- 25 days annual leave, 3 additional days leave for Christmas to New Year closure and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)

Generous Pension Scheme
Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card
Employee wellbeing platform with options to book free activities

ABOUT
HMP Bullingdon
Bullingdon Community Prison is situated near the village of Arncott in Bicester, Oxon. HMP Bullingdon is a complex prison that has several functions. It is categorized as a local category B prison which a category C resettlement function.

HMP Bullingdon has the capacity to hold 1114 offenders all serving a range of sentences from remand to life, with the average length of stay between 3 and 6 months.

The College works closely with our prison colleagues to deliver short to medium courses that help prepare learners for employment upon release

Courses include:

English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 2 to Level 2), ESOL, ICT, Barista, Hospitality, Business, Self-Employment, Personal Development, Art, Painting & Decorating, Horticulture, General Maintenance Skills, Mentoring and Barbering.

In the department we believe the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge will help our learners to end their offending behaviour.

We engage the hardest to reach learners and encourage them to take pride in their own education and self-development. As a department, we endeavour to inspire learners to achieve and for some, attain their first significant qualifications.