Employability Instructor

Job Introduction

HMP Addiewell are currently recruiting for an Employability Instructor.

As an Employability Instructor, you will provide and promote a quality learning service at HMP Addiewell supporting prisoners to access the curriculum and to deliver a range of employability skills to prepare prisoners for liberation. 

HMP Addiewell is a learning prison, with a strong and concerted focus on learning not to reoffend, relevant skills training and employability and we work with all areas of the wider community to ensure prisoners have the best possible chance of leading positive lives following release. Addiewell opened in 2008 and has become an integral part of the Scottish Prison Service estate earning much praise from (amongst others) HMCIP, for its innovation, use of technology, strong partnership working as well as its “can do” culture.

Sodexo Justice Services delivers custodial and community rehabilitation services that challenge offending behaviour, protect the public and offer individuals the opportunity to change their lives for the better. We deliver the total operation of five prisons within England, Scotland and Wales and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.

Role Responsibility

• Plan the assessment process with Tutors and Prisoners - observe, record assessment, feedback and complete all documentation.
• Ensure learner retention is at the highest possible levels.
• Examine candidates’ portfolios of evidence and ensure that significant milestones are met in preparation for assessment.
• Provide class cover as directed by the Line Manager.
• Provide regular feedback to prisoners and give group and individual support to enable them to achieve the maximum learning benefit from their chosen activity.
• Be an active member of the Instructor team, attend staff development, team and programme meetings as required.
• Undertake appropriate and agreed professional development.
• Complete relevant paperwork and reports as required by your Line Manager and awarding bodies.
• Contribute to good order and the wider needs of the prison
• Order and maintain adequate learning supplies and resources as required to deliver effective learning provision
• Plan and deliver employability activities as directed and maintain appropriate safety for Prisoners within the learning area.
• To be involved in all processes and procedures related to marketing, inducting and tracking of class attendance; notifying potential impact upon PA uptake as appropriate.
• Motivate and drive Prisoners to achieve their qualifications within agreed timescales, through direct support and assistance.  

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of teaching employability skills to adults across a range of abilities, including supporting students from deprived backgrounds.
• Relevant learning and development qualification (at least to SCQF Level 7), however we are prepared to work with exceptional candidates with a desire to earn a learning accreditation within a reasonable timeframe of 9 months of starting in the role.
• Experience of working with persons with a range of additional support needs across a range of ages and stages.
• Demonstrable experience of the SQA framework or of an Industry or Educational Standard.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation

Package Description

Circa £25,000  plus excellent benefits (including free meals and parking, group discount schemes and pension with 28 days holiday)

Evening and weekend work will be required

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.