Are you looking for a career where you can change lives? Are you an aspiring or qualified teacher looking for a new challenge?
In this role you will have an outstanding opportunity to positively enhance learners’ lives through teaching at HMP Portland. You will be an inspiring and resilient practitioner with a desire to make a difference.
Although teaching experience or a teaching qualification would be a benefit, we would also welcome applications from those who have industry experience as we will support you to gain a teaching qualification whilst you are in post.
We are looking for a Lecturer in Painting and Decorating to join our team working at HMP Portland. We are able to offer this role on either a part-time or full-time basis.
To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please view the job description and person specification which is attached above.
When you join the team at Weston College, you will be joining a multi-award-winning organisation which is one of the fasted growing colleges in the UK.
Teaching in a prison is a unique opportunity and gives you an opportunity to positively enhance the lives of the learners at HMP Portland.
As an employee of Weston College, you will have access to a huge range of benefits and support, including but not limited to:
- Wellbeing @ Weston hub, providing well-being support for all;
- A staff welfare officer;
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year);
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders, and the opportunity to complete this training yourself;
- Training and development opportunities;
- Regular staff conferences, with guest speakers;
- Staff social events;
- Great progression opportunities;
- Generous pension schemes.
And we are pleased to now be able to offer a ‘Golden Hello’ payment of up to £4,000 for any successful candidate for this position in addition to the other great benefits listed above.
HMP Portland:
HMP Portland is an adult male prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over. Residents can train and earn qualifications in professions such as bricklaying, painting and decorating and carpentry and joinery. Other courses offered include, functional skills, PSD and music. Portland residents have the opportunity to leave the prison for short periods of time, this is known as ROTL (release on temporary licence) which can be used to gain work experience in the local community and prepare them for release.
Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role.
Please note that due to the number of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
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