Vocational Manager

VOCATIONAL MANAGER

G4S Care and Rehabilitation Services

Oakhill Secure Training Centre, Milton Keynes, MK5 6AJ

Salary £36,628.16 - £42,160.74 per annum

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

At Oakhill Secure Training Centre we look after young people aged 12 to 18 years old who have been remanded or sentenced to periods of detention. The vulnerable young people in our care can be challenging with a wide range of social and emotional complex needs. This is an environment that calls for high standards of social care and service delivery to provide a secure and stable environment for young people to develop their life skills and address the behaviours that have led them into custody.

Oakhill Secure Training Centre works closely with the Youth Custody Services to ensure that its regimes and designs reflect best practice in residential care to prevent offending.

We now have an opportunity for a Vocational Manager to join the team at Oakhill Secure Training Centre

The successful candidate will lead on the Vocational Curriculum across the Education Department

Key Responsibilities:

• 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. </span>
• Manage the teaching environment ensuring security of equipment and welfare of young people in line with contractual requirements.
• Assist in maintaining a positive Health & Safety culture to support recognition as a British Safety 5-star Business Unit. </span>
• Ensure Maintenance of Security within the Centre environment by compliance with Security
• Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture to achieve and maintain recognition as a British Safety Council 5 Star business unit.</span>
• All staff employed by G4S has the responsibility for their own Health & Safety and to their colleagues in order to assist G4S in its obligation to achieve British Safety Council Requirements at all times.</span>

Essential Skills:

• Experience delivering a vocational subject and enthusiasm for all aspects of education and training with a commitment to the well-being of students.
• An ability and willingness to innovate and demonstrate self-motivation
• A flexible and responsive attitude.

Desirable Skills:

• Plenty of life experience, common sense and a firm but fair approach
• Strong organisational skills
• IQA Qualification/ Experience

At G4S, we invest heavily in our people.  If you join us you will have a job specific induction programme to equip you with the skills and knowledge for the job. As well as ongoing support and development opportunities we offer generous holiday entitlement, company pension, an onsite gym, free onsite parking and the chance to do an extraordinary job – every day.

For more information on Oakhill Secure Training Centre please visit, https://oakhillstc.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.

Safeguarding children and young people is our primary focus and the welfare of the child is paramount. Therefore we have a corporate responsibility to ensure that the safeguarding and our G4S values are at the centre of all we do.​

To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. This role is subject to safer recruitment practices including a DBS enhanced level security clearance and will need to provide full details of your work and educational history covering the last 10 years as part of the screening process for the role.

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.