Programme 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 teaching/managerial 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 Programme Manager for English to work at a Category B/C Adult Male Prison.

As a Programme Manager, you will be dedicated to delivering learning success through effective leadership and collaboration. Your focus will be on the success of the students and support improvement within the department, specifically within English and Literacy.

You will lead on the delivery, design and development of programmes, maintaining an oversight of the student journey to ensure they have an excellent learning experience. Many of the learners have a diverse range of needs and learning abilities, they will often have had a negative experience with education - a huge focus for the department is to enable them and support them to gain essential functional skills.

**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)
- Proven experience of line managing staff within a curriculum area
- Experience of identifying, developing and sharing resources focused on teaching and learning.
- Knowledge of current relevant initiatives within FE, and the vocational area of responsibility.

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.