Prison Tutor (Assisted Support Needs)

Job Introduction

The Learning & Activities Department delivers a wide range of educational and vocational activities for the 700 residents and seeks to invest in a passionate, open-minded, patient and innovative Tutor to join the team.  Reporting to a Team Leader, the role would suit someone with extensive knowledge and experience in Assisted Support Needs learning, which possess the patience and ability to pass on these skills and experience to others in the knowledge that this could help to change their lives for the better.  The position is diverse, thought-provoking and challenging/rewarding in equal measures.

Sodexo Justice Services is a custodial services company with a reputation for delivering high quality services through its philosophy that everyone can develop and make changes for the better.  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 residents have the best possible chance of leading positive lives following their release.

Role Responsibility

• Develop, plan, review and deliver learning / educational activities as directed to national standards and maintain appropriate safety for Residents within the learning area.
• 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 Residents to achieve their qualifications within agreed timescales, through direct support and assistance.
• Plan courses and programmes to deliver training.
• Report on residents progress and collaborate with colleagues to improve sentence management, increase vocational skills and prepare residents for release
• Encourage, support and sustain residents seeking to broaden their life and practical skills
• Ensure compliance with relevant teaching, quality assurance and testing/assessment guidelines
• Create positive opportunities for those residents and promote benefits of achievement in vocational subjects.
• Liaise with prison staff, allocations staff and actively recruit new residents students.
• Provide a wide range of progressive and stimulating material to residents
• Prepare residents for assessments where appropriate and encourage demonstrable learning outcomes.
• Utilise these skills as means of focusing residents on alternative life choices to criminality.
• Contribute to the preparation of residents who wish to further their education post-release.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of teaching accredited ASN qualifications to adults across a range of abilities, ages and stages including supporting students from deprived backgrounds.
• Hold a SCQF Level 8 in a teaching discipline or willing to work towards; candidates should have knowledge of the principles and practices of adult education; knowledge of instructional planning and teaching methods; skill in use of assessment instruments; ability to develop appropriate educational goals and objectives and an ability to establish and maintain an effective learning environment.  – can work towards this
• Understanding of the SQA framework or of an Industry or Educational Standard.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• High level of organisational skills.
• Strong organisational skills – both in terms of people and material.
• Ability to adjust teaching style to suit different learning styles.
• Good problem solving skills

Package Description

Salary – circa £32000 plus excellent benefits (including free meals and parking, group discount schemes and pension with 28 days holiday)

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.

Sodexo Justice aims to change lives for the better by reducing reoffending and improving the quality of life for those under our supervision and in our care. We deliver safe, effective and innovative 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 the UK and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.

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.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 3 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.