Health & Fitness Trainer at Hmp Oakwood - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Novus

Novus

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job description

The LTE Group is a national, public-sector learning, training and education organisation with a clearly defined mission to 'improve lives and economic success through learning and skills.

Our valued 4,000 colleagues drive our delivery of specialist learning to over 100,000 learners in over 120 UK locations, across our six businesses.

We have a great opportunity to join the education team at HMP Oakwood as a Health & Fitness Trainer teacher Level 1 to Level 3 Health & Fitness offered on a Permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.**At Novus, we work with passion, care and commitment to create the foundations for change.

For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions.

The LTE Group family encompasses the strengths of each of our individual organisations:

The Manchester College - further education | UCEN Manchester - higher education |Novus - prison education |Total People - apprenticeships |MOL - professional development.

What the role entails
As Trainer, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, learner-focused vocational training.

You will have a caseload of no more than 25 learners at one point, supporting the learner's needs to progress through the course in a vocational setting.

You will need to be mobile between the 4 industries areas that we have on-site, support the learner's knowledge development of the course and assess their implementation of the skills in a workplace environment.

Workshop delivery is done in the house blocks. You will be joining another trainer to expand the capacity within our barbering delivery.

What we need from you
To be successful in the role Trainer, you will need:

Significant service experience.
Flexible approach to working in a fastpaced environment
Have excellent interpersonal skills
Having the ability to track and monitor learners' progress against course criteria.
Have at least 2 years of experience in the relevant vocational area
Willing to gain PTLLS within 6 months
Commitment to gain an assessor award required by relevant Awarding Bodies, within one year
Hold at least a Level 1 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy or be willing to commit to qualifying (s) within 1 year
Gain, hold and maintain a clean, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Ideally, you will want to be a part of a team who has at its core a focus on improving lives and enabling and equipping learners to develop, grow and be equipped for a life of work and success.

You'll be a self-starter with a passion to learn and grow yourself and will bring passion, dedication and positivity to your new role.

Colleague Benefits
As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including the:

Extensive annual leave which can be taken throughout the year and not restricted to school holiday times
Monday to Friday working pattern
Our inhouse 'Evolve' training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications
We support you through a teacher training qualification and assessor qualifications
Full package of training to support working in a Prison environment
Good progression routes into management positions within education
Learner class sizes are much smaller than in FE colleges
Able to be flexible and innovative with the curriculum
Part of the wider community of the prison service
Additional behavioural and complex need support
Various pension scheme options including a Teacher's Pension scheme offering a 23.68% Employer Contribution.
Our comprehensive inhouse awards scheme
An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service
Health care discounts through Simply Health
Retail discounts through You at Work
Our Cycle to Work scheme.

**The closing date for this job advert is 18th December 2023. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.