Front Office Executive

Employability Instructor

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

HMP Rye Hill, Rugby, CV23 8SZ

Salary £33,280.00 per annum

Permanent, Full Time (40 hours per week)

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

Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. 

HMP Rye Hill is a category 'B' training prison situated in the village of Willoughby, near Rugby in Warwickshire, holding approximately 664 sentenced male adults.

We now have an opportunity for an Employability Instructor to join our team at HMP Rye Hill to undertake planning, delivery and assessment of Employability and Personal Development training for adult learners, to meet contractual requirements and Awarding Body standards.

Some of the key responsibilities are;

• Develop engaging schemes of learning and session plans to ensure a vocationally relevant delivery up to Level 2
• Develop and adapt learning materials, resources and planning to meet individual learning needs
• Facilitate assessments to provide opportunities for learners to achieve recognised qualifications
• Contribute to continuous improvement of curriculum and learner experience, and quality assurance activities as required
• Deliver training in a variety of learning situations and environments
• Plan, deliver and facilitate effective teaching, learning and assessment
• Use a variety of teaching and learning methods to achieve successful outcomes
• Work collaboratively with the contracted Education provider (Novus) and other partner agencies 
• Complete all documentation as required to meet the requirements of the Company, the contract and relevant external bodies
• Monitor progress so that learners receive appropriate support to overcome barriers, develop confidence and achieve their goals  
• Manage the teaching environment ensuring security of tools and equipment and maintenance to contractual requirements
• Ensure the maintenance of security within the prison environment by compliance with security instructions.
• Assist in creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes the reporting of accidents and near misses in a timely manner and the application of safe systems of work for the role</span>
• Support G4S commitment to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable children and adults
  
  The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the post holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time

Essential Skills:

• Recognised teaching qualification or willingness to work towards this
• Proven experience of Employability training delivery
• Level or equivalent Maths and English
• Good basic IT skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of health and safety practices
• Ability to work flexibly, manage own workload and adapt to learner needs

Desirable Skills:

• Relevant Level 3 qualification
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.

For more information about HMP Rye Hill please visit https://hmpryehill.co.uk/

Equality and Diversity is an important part of G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 10 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. 

You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 10 years as part of the security screening process for this role.