Deputy Education Manager

**Have you ever considered teachingin a prison?**

This is an excellent opportunity to educate and rehabilitate adult learners.

If you would like a unique and challenging role, where you can genuinely make a difference, enhance the prospects of learners, and ultimately change people’s lives for the better - then this could be the opportunity for you.

Like any educational setting, Prisons come with their challenges. In this environment, learners are locked up for large periods of the day, away from their families and for some, their children. Most are at rock bottom, having to live with the regret of what they have done - education gives them a focus. And hope.

Education provides prisoners with an opportunity to upskill, increasing their future employment prospects which directly reduces the likelihood of reoffending. Many prisoners will arrive without having basic Maths or English skills. Prison Education ensures all learners are put through Functional Skills Maths & English, which then puts them on the pathway to vocational learning courses, such as Carpentry, Bricklaying, Painting & Decorating, Plastering & Tiling, Industrial Cleaning, Barbering, Catering and Horticulture.

Prisons have a dedicated education department, with classrooms and fully functioning workshops, where teaching and learning can take place. Training and development opportunities are available.

**Details of this position**:
This position is for a Full-Time Deputy Manager to work at a Category B Adult Male Prison.

As a successful Deputy Education Manager, will work closely with the Education Manager to manage all aspects of the department, ensure the day-to-day-smooth running of the department and its staff and support the achievement of outstanding learning, teaching and success effectively and efficiently.

You will support the Education Manager to plan and manage the deployment of staff and resources by supporting the department to deliver high quality courses that meets the needs of the learners and prison.

**Hours**:Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.

**Annual leave**:35 days annual leave, 3 additional days leave for Christmas to New Year closure and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)

**What they need from you**:

- Degree or equivalent qualification
- Teaching qualification (QTLS as appropriate)/ Assessor/Verifier Award
- Hold a recognised qualification in Leadership & Management (or willing to work towards, by partaking in the College Leadership & Management Apprenticeship Programme)
- Proven education management experience

Previous experience within a prison environment is not essential, although would be a benefit.

If this vacancy is not of interest to you at this time, but you happen to know someone who might be suitable and interested, then please kindly pass these details on to them.

**Important Notice**

Dovetail and Slate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, applicants and clients to share this commitment.

Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency.