Personal Development Instructor

Job Introduction

HMP Addiewell are recruiting for a Personal Development Instructor to plan, conduct and assess classroom instructional activities in personal development; maintaining educational records; tracking achievement of desired outcomes.

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.

The purposeful activities department caters for a wide range of educational and vocational needs for the 796 prisoners.  The team focus on delivering courses designed to raise prisoners self-esteem and employability skills. Reporting to the purposeful activity team leader the role would suit someone with extensive knowledge and experience in delivering various forms of education in a classroom setting. The role is diverse, thought-provoking and challenging/rewarding in equal measure.

For more information on working in Justice within Sodexo please see Careers in Justice and HMP Addiewell

Role Responsibility

• Plan your courses, or sessions in order to deliver training based on the requirements of the qualifications.
• Report on resident progress and working with colleagues to improve sentence management, increase core skills and prepare residents for liberation.
• Encourage, support and inspire residents seeking to regain their confidence and fulfil their potential.
• Create positive relationships for residents and promote benefits of achievement.
• Work collaboratively with internal staff and external partners to actively recruit new residents onto your courses.
• Engage with individuals in custody who may have never accessed education previously.
• Provide a wide range of progressive and stimulating material for residents that will help set meaningful goals for their future.

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The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in a classroom environment or who can demonstrate they have the necessary skills to teach challenging and hard to reach individuals.
• Hold the applicable assessor’s award or achieve the assessor’s award within eighteen months of undertaking the role.
• SCQF Level 7 in a teaching discipline (or equivalent) or achieve this within eighteen months of undertaking the role.
• Ability to deliver a range of topics/sessions within the remit of personal development.
• Strong organisational skills – both in terms of people and resources
• Ability to adjust teaching style to suit different learning styles.
• Familiar with the SQA framework

Package Description

40 hours per week

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

Hours of work will be Monday to Friday: 8am to 4.30pm. Will be a need to work on occasional evenings and weekends as required.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

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 5 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.