Maths 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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MATHS LECTURER

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

Hours:37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary:
Up to £36,890 per annum (Subject to experience)

Reporting
To:
Education Manager

IN SHORT**MK College Group have an exciting opportunity for a Maths Lecturer to join the prison-based Education Team at HMP Springhill and Grendon.

As a Maths Lecturer/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 Maths Tutor, you will truly inspire them and provide learners with a positive learning experience.

We are seeking an individual who can communicate well with learners to inspire and motivate them. The average class consists of 8 learners and the sessions are approximately 3 hours each morning and afternoon. Your lessons will need to be adaptable, innovative, and imaginative.

No previous teaching experience? Don't let this put you off.

If you are a passionate person with the capacity to become a great teacher, we can provide the training to help you achieve your full potential, just as we expect you to be able to help our learners achieve theirs.

OUR BENEFITS**- 35 days annual leave, 3 additional company closure days 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 and our reward and recognition platform Encore
Employee wellbeing platform

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_