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Education Manager

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

The Learning and Skills Department sits at the very heart of Bronzefield – providing purposeful activity for all Residents. The role of Education Manager will demonstrate a clear and decisive leadership to efficiently and effectively lead, manage and co-ordinate the delivery of quality learning and skills services and to be responsible for the staff employed within the Education department and Workshops to ensure a needs led service is offered.

The main aims of the role are:

  • Lead the department to raise standards
  • Improve quality
  • Implement targets
  • Continuous performance
  • Inspire and challenge staff
  • Create a dynamic culture of innovation and outstanding learning, teaching and student success
  • Liaise and work closely with all prison staff and other key stakeholders to ensure a coherent and successful delivery of the learning and skills service
  • Take on the role of lead IQA for all qualifications offered within the prison.

Role Responsibility

  • Lead and manage the Education, Workshops, Library Team and SEN Team
  • Manage the recruitment and selection process for the Team,
  • Support the training and development of staff, maintaining accurate CPD logs
  • Effectively deploy the staff to maximise the positive impact on learners.
  • Develop a curriculum that meets the needs of learners, responding to national, regional and local priorities and reflecting the needs of employers
  • Embed a learning culture in all residential areas
  • Ensure that students receive the highest standards of teaching, learning and support
  • Lead and manage the curriculum development, innovation and organization across the department
  • Embed quality across the provision in line with HMCIP/Ofsted expectations and policies and procedures
  • Conduct regular assurance checks of the L&S delivery
  • Ensure that all contractual requirements are achieved in an efficient and effective manner

The Ideal Candidate

  • Full Teaching qualification – DET or PGCE
  • Managerial experience
  • IQA qualification/Verifier Award
  • Experience of developing, leading and managing a team effectively in a challenging environment
  • Curriculum Development experience
  • Experience of managing a budget
  • Knowledge of the needs of offenders and current initiatives relating to offenders concerning skills and employment
  • The ability to monitor, manage and report on service delivery within a contractual framework
  • Knowledge of security issues related to working with offenders
  • To be able to collect and use data to make effective management decisions
  • A strong and consistent moral compass and the ability to provide value based leadership (consistent demonstration of Sodexo values).
  • Has a concern for prisoner care that reflects Sodexo values and principles
  • Demonstrate a commitment to personal development and the development of others
  • Display and energy and drive to work proactively and effectively in a busy environment

Package Description

£Competitive Salary of £38,000 - £43,000 per annum 

23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays & access to Sodexo's flex fund which allows you to buy & sell holidays, plus much more. 

About the Company

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.

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.

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.

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