HMPPS Wales pride ourselves on being an employer of choice and encourage applications from candidates irrespective of identity, b.....
HMPPS Wales pride ourselves on being an employer of choice and encourage applications from candidates irrespective of identity, background, life experience or circumstances. It’s vital that our justice system is as diverse as the society we serve and we welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we are able to offer advice and support to candidates from backgrounds which are currently under-represented in our workforce or face recognised barriers. This includes ethnic minority and disabled people. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Wales_Diversity_and_Inclusion_Team@justice.gov.uk
Mae Gwasanaeth Carchardai a Phrawf EF yn ymfalchïo mewn bod yn gyflogwr o ddewis ac anogwn ceisiadau gan ymgeiswyr ni waeth beth yw eu hunaniaeth, eu cefndir, eu profiadau bywyd neu eu hamgylchiadau. Mae’n hanfodol bod ein system gyfiawnder yr un mor amrywiol â’r gymdeithas rydym yn ei gwasanaethu ac rydym yn croesawu’r cyfraniadau unigryw a ddaw gan ymgeiswyr amrywiol. Yn unol â Deddf Cydraddoldeb 2010, rydym yn gallu cynnig cyngor a chymorth i ymgeiswyr o gefndiroedd sydd wedi’u tangynrychioli yn ein gweithlu neu sy’n wynebu rhwystrau amlwg. Mae hyn yn cynnwys pobl anabl a phobl o gefndiroedd ethnig lleiafrifol. Os hoffwch wybod mwy, cysylltwch â’r Tim Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant yn Wales_Diversity_and_Inclusion_Team@justice.gov.uk
Overview of the job
This is an advisory job in an establishment.
Summary
The job holder is responsible for developing prisoner skills and increasing educational attainment by designing and delivering educational courses including recognised and accredited qualifications and basic skills to prisoners, providing a range of educational programmes and supporting independent learning.
In Welsh establishments teachers are directly employed by HMPPS to actively provide (design and deliver) accredited educational programmes to prisoners.
This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• Design and deliver a range of education courses to meet the diverse needs of the prisoner population and facilitating accredited courses through external examining bodies including GCSEs, A-Levels, Higher Education (Open University).
• Review, promote and update the range of courses on offer in the establishment, including the content and any materials used to deliver it.
• Interview prisoners to discuss previous learning experiences and assess skills.
• Develop work schemes and lesson plans ensuring that these meet the criteria set by the relevant examining board.
• Process applications for open learning: risk assesses the application, identify funding and facilitate courses with external learning providers.
• Supervise prisoners whilst engaged in education classes.
• Holds 1:1 tutorials with prisoners to support their individual learning needs and supports them on open learning courses by accessing materials (such as information from the internet) on their behalf.
• Assess and mark work including formal coursework related to exam courses.
• Invigilate exams and act as internal verifier/moderator for evidence based learning programmes.
• Arrange exhibitions to showcase prisoners work, working with colleagues in the wider community.
• Deliver skills development workshops to prisoners’ families; e.g. Family Man, Story Book Dads, Fathers Inside.
• Deliver against targets set by the Government based on progression and achievement through recognised education programmes.
• Work with colleagues in Offender Management Unit to contribute to sentence planning and sentence planning reviews.
• Prepares for announced and unannounced inspections.
• Facilitate and support trainee teachers on work experience in the establishment as required including responsibility for their security during the placement; this may involve ongoing mentoring with the student teacher.
• Represent the education department at internal employment boards to review job applications from prisoners and make recommendations about appropriateness of prisoner activities.
Undertake other tasks including:
• Undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant Service Delivery Indicator’s (SDI) are collated.
• Liaise with external bodies where required.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
