Vocational Trainer

VOCATIONAL TRAINER - EDUCATION

Oakhill (Children) Secure Training Centre (STC), Milton Keynes

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Salary: £32,875.09 - £38,729.38, Full-Time (40 hours per week)

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 Trainer to lead in the delivery of the City & Guilds Construction Award in both a practical and theory-based approach.</p>

As a Vocational Instructor, 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 a range of Vocational qualifications 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.

You will help mentor and 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:

• To teach a range of Vocational qualifications as directed, to a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rated level.
• To develop the curriculum in line with national requirements, local community needs, and the needs of employment.
• To develop young people-centered teaching, learning, and assessment strategies, which contribute to increased retention, achievement, and progression.
• To prepare and monitor appropriate syllabuses, schemes of work, lesson plans, assignments, assessment plans, and learning outcomes in line with G4S and awarding body requirements.
• To provide regular feedback to young people and to give group and individual tutorial support to enable them to achieve maximum benefit from their course or program.
• To compile and maintain course and young people records.
• To follow all processes relating to qualifications and examinations, including registrations and submissions to validating bodies, and liaison with the Oakhill STC exams officer, moderations, and external verifiers in accordance with G4S policy.
• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner & follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.</li>

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 in teaching and assessing qualifications from Entry Level to Level 3 and you will need to demonstrate your ability to assess effectively and to prepare relevant materials.

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