Vocational Manager

VOCATIONAL MANAGER

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary range £39,617.12 - £45,299.08 per annum, depending on experience

Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week

Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, uniform, on-site canteen, access to High Street Shop discounts and ongoing training and development

About G4S Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC)

G4S Oakhill Secure Training Centre (STC) cares for children aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention.  The children in our care can be vulnerable and challenging, with a wide range of complex social and emotional needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for children to develop their life skills and address their previous behaviours.  We aim to support change and learning.

We strive to help every child feel safe, giving them an opportunity to heal from trauma and feel supported in developing a more positive identity.  We ensure our children have equal access and opportunity for change and are celebrated for their strengths.  We want the children in our care to leave better equipped for life emotionally, mentally, physically, and socially.  Our hope is that they will go on to make decisions and life choices that will lead to increasingly positive and productive lives.  We aim to support the constructive resettlement and transition of our children, whether returning to the community or moving to other custodial settings.  We are committed to working in partnership with them and their families, significant others and wider community organisations, to develop a quality regime at the centre.

About the Role

We are now expanding our Education team and we are looking for a Vocational Manager to lead on the Vocational Curriculum across the education department

As a Vocational Manager, you will play an integral part of a child’s learning at Oakhill Secure Training Centre to support and deliver aspiring educational outcomes. You will be responsible for planning, leading and developing curriculum areas that helps develop curious, inquisitive and committed minds, where you help and support the children to explore and meet their individual needs and interests.

Oakhill STC is a fast paced, complex and challenging environment and as such the successful candidate needs to be resilient, innovative, passionate and work collaboratively with other professionals in a modern Educational setting.  Together, as a team, we will empower children to take ownership of their own learning journeys and it is our hope that they will go on to make decisions and life choices that will lead to increasingly positive and productive lives.

Not only will you be a leader, but help mentor others to develop transparent and collaborative ways of working to engender openness, trust and inclusion with the children. The regime at the centre needs to balance safety, safeguarding, health, wellbeing and learning and development opportunities for the children.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children. You will motivate, inspire and lead them to success, despite the significant challenges of a complex environment, but also give them hope for the future via Education and Learning.

Key responsibilities are:

• Plan, lead and develop curriculum areas to ensure compliance with the national curriculum framework, best practice and quality targets.
• Ensure the safeguarding of learners
• Day to day management of delivery teams in line with agreed policies and procedures.
• Develop and mentor direct reports.
• Lead in delivery of learner-focused and employer-focused provision.
• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Timely and accurate reporting on funding and compliance activity.
• Teach designated hours as required, with a flexible approach to delivering across curriculum areas as needed to fulfil contractual requirements.
• Liaise with relevant key stakeholders to ensure an integrated approach to young people’s care and education.
• Monitor young people’s progress and undertake assessments so that they receive appropriate support and have the opportunity to achieve recognised qualifications.
• Assist in the development of educational materials, ensuring quality and consistency of approach.
• Complete all documentation as required to meet the needs of the company & relevant awarding bodies.</li>
• Manage the teaching environment ensuring security of equipment and welfare of young people in line with contractual requirements.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will need to be a dynamic and engaging individual, with a passion for helping, mentoring, and supporting at the heart of everything you do. The role will require you to promote a child centred approach which prioritises both the safeguarding of the children’s welfare and wellbeing as well as ensuring that a stable and secure environment is provided for all the children and employees at the Centre.

You will have experience delivering a vocational subject and enthusiasm for all aspects of education and training with a commitment to the well-being of students along with an ability and willingness to innovate and demonstrate self-motivation

You will play a huge part in the rehabilitation of a child’s future journey and life choices. We are looking for a highly motivated, caring and determined Education professional, with the ability to be resilient, confident with a tenacious can-do attitude, have the ability to embrace complexity and be a part of a busy, supportive and fast paced team.

Benefits

•           Contribution company pension

•           Life Assurance Scheme

•           Training programmes and study support

•           Employee discount scheme

•           Employee Assistance Programme

Diversity, equity and inclusion is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services and we actively encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds.

This role is subject to a checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Youth Custody Services and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. You must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum period of 5 years. You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history as part of the security screening process for this role.

It is every employee’s responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of the children in our care; as such all employees are required to hold a current Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Scheme) Certificate.

G4S is the International business of Allied Universal, the world’s leading security and facility services provider and trusted partner to more than 400 of the Fortune 500. Allied Universal delivers unparalleled customer relationships, innovative solutions, cutting-edge smart technologies and tailored services that enable clients to focus on their core businesses. With operations in over 100 countries and territories, Allied Universal is the third largest private employer in North America and seventh in the world. Annual revenue is approximately $23 billion. There is no greater purpose and responsibility than serving and helping to safeguard customers, communities and people. For more information, visit g4s.com.   In the UK, the company has an extensive network of offices and more than 31,000 employees.