Business Lecturer - Grendon Underwood, United Kingdom - Milton Keynes College Prison Services

Milton Keynes College Prison Services

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Grendon Underwood, United Kingdom

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BUSINESS LECTURER

Location:
HMP Spring Hill, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, HP18 0TL

Hours:15 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary:
Up to £13,600 Pro rata (£34,000 FTE)

Apprenticeships:
Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standards

Reporting To:
Education Manager

IN SHORT**
Do you possess Business experience and knowledge and think you could engage prison learners with interesting and innovative lessons? Teaching qualifications a benefit but not essential.

If you are as passionate as we are about reducing re-offending and ensuring learners have a positive learning experience, this is a fantastic opportunity for you

MK College have an exciting new opportunity for a Business Studies Lecturer to join the team based at HMP Grendon & Springhill.

As the Business Studies tutor you will be actively engaging prison-based learners with creative classes and resources.

Many of the learners have a diverse range of needs and learning abilities, they will often have had a negative experience with education.

As a successful tutor, you will truly inspire them and provide learners with a positive learning experience.

MK College Group works to reduce re-offending by providing learners with opportunities to learn and develop skills. We would like you to be part of the learner's journey, providing them with a positive learning experience.

OUR BENEFITS**- 35 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 SPRING HILL

For many of the staff employed to work at HMP Spring Hill, they also have an opportunity or are required to teach at HMP Grendon (less than two minute walk between sites).

HMP Grendon is a unique Therapeutic Category B national prison housing approximately 220 long term, prolific (re)offending adult males.

The Education Department works closely with our prison colleagues to deliver relevant long courses that help prepare learners for employment and positive community living upon release

Courses include:

English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 1 to Level 2), IT, Business, Barista, Horticulture, Cleaning, Personal Social Development skills and Family/Parenting.

Education runs 4 afternoons (Mon - Thurs) from 13:45- 16:45.

During the mornings the men are involved in therapy work with a wide team of clinical and officer staff on the wings.

HMP Spring Hill is an Open Category D (resettlement) prison, housing approximately 320 male prisoners who are at the end of their custodial sentence and working towards resettlement. Residents at Spring Hill are considered low risk and are well underway with rehabilitation and resettlement. Courses at Spring Hill are as above, with additional vocational courses such as Carpentry, Plumbing, Professional Cookery, Customer Service and Bookkeeping and CSCS. Education runs from 8:30 - 11:30 Monday to Friday and 13:00 - 16:00 Monday to Thursday.

_ For further information about this opportunity, please refer to the attached document_