Curriculum Manager

Have you ever considered being a manager... in a prison?

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

If you would like a unique and challenging 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 Curriculum Manager to work at a Category B Adult Male Prison.

You will be responsible for supporting the teaching teams within a number of prisons and the Lot Manager maintain positive working partnerships with Governors, Heads of Reducing Re-offending and Learning and Skills Managers within the prisons to ensure:

• Efficient curriculum planning and delivery to meet PEF targets;
• Knowledge and experience of PEF funding methodologies to monitor and maximise income;
• Proactive data analysis to limit and resolve delivery deficits;
• Proactive and regular analysis of performance of the department such as progression, success rates and quality of teaching
• Effective staffing levels, management and training;
• Positive learner feedback and outcomes;
• Readiness for successful HMIP / Ofsted inspections;
• Meet and role model the requisite behaviours as required by the PEF contract;
• Management of additional contracts such libraries and DPS.

Salary: Management Spine 0 - 2:

£37,615.00 - £39,895.00 per annum

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week.

Annual leave: 318.5 hours per annum, inc of bank holidays.

What they need from you:

• 5 GCSE's at Grade C/4 or above
• A degree or professional qualification
• Leadership and management experience ideally in an education
• Teaching qualification at Level 4 or above
• High motivation and expectional interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication Skills

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

The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role and maintain this throughout employment.

If you are interested in this position, then please apply via the link. Alternatively, you can contact Izzy to discuss the role in further detail.

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.

This role may involve work with under 18's or vulnerable adults. Any appointment will be made subject to strict vetting and screening checks and receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. Dovetail and Slate ltd acts as an Employment Agency (perm) and an Employment Business (temp/contract).

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