Barbering & Grooming Trainer at HMP Parc in Bridgend

5 hours ago


Bridgend, United Kingdom Novus Gower Full time

Are you an experienced Barbering and Grooming professional looking for a rewarding change of pace? Feeling drained by working every evening, weekends, and holidays? Seeking a better work-life balance? Novus Gower offers a compelling opportunity to impact learners' lives while unlocking your potential. Join us to make a difference and inspire positive change through education.

We have a fantastic opportunity at HMP Parc to join the Novus education team as our Barbering and Grooming Trainer on a permanent, full-time basis, working 40 hours a week.

Job description

We are looking for a Barbering and Grooming Trainer to join our education team at HMP Parc in our Young Peoples Unit (16-18). You will be working alongside the education team to deliver high quality Barbering and Grooming lessons to classes of up to 6 learners. You must have experience with styling, cutting, and plaiting and have experience working with both European and Afro Caribbean hair. You will need patience, passion and understanding in your approach which will in turn help our learners to secure future employment opportunities post-release. You will be working in a fully refurbished classroom equipped with everything you will need to succeed in this role.

The successful candidate should have a genuine passion for the subject, the ability to be an outstanding teacher of their subject and be committed to raising achievement, raising aspirations, and going the extra mile.

The Prison security team are always on hand to ensure the lessons run safely and smoothly. Time is available during the day to plan the lessons, and your Local Education Manager is always on hand to provide support as and when needed.

Due to the nature of the establishment, all aspects of the role are carried out onsite - no more spending your evenings and weekends planning

What we need from you

To be successful in the role of Vocational Instructor, you will need:

  • Qualified to formal Education standard
  • Hold PTTLS or EAT level 3 or similar
  • Health and Safety qualification or willingness to work towards
  • Qualification in subject area confirming expertise and skills in trade
  • Excellent literacy, numeracy, and IT skills
  • Good organisational and planning skills
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to motivate self and learners
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Work under own initiative
  • Flexibility
  • Understanding of Curriculum Cymraig
  • Understanding of Estyn

Colleague Benefits

As part of the Novus Gower family, Novus Gower colleagues will benefit from an excellent package including:

  • Extensive annual leave which can be taken throughout the year and not restricted to school holiday times
  • Monday to Friday working pattern
  • Our in-house 'Evolve' training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications
  • Full package of training to support working in a Prison environment
  • Good progression routes into management positions within education
  • Learner class sizes are much smaller than in FE colleges
  • Able to be flexible and innovative with the curriculum
  • Part of the wider community of the prison service
  • Additional behavioural and complex need support
  • Aviva Auto enrolments pension scheme
  • Our comprehensive in-house awards scheme
  • An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service
  • Health care discounts through Simply Health
  • Retail discounts through You at Work
  • Our Cycle to Work scheme

At Novus Gower, we work with passion, care, and commitment to create the foundations for change. For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions. We operate 50 hubs in the United Kingdom where our specialist teams are on hand to support Adults and Children to improve their employability prospects post-release.

Novus Gower is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We work to support our Veterans in employment and are also proud holders of the Disability Confident employer award. If you have reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

The closing date for this job advert is 21/10/2024 However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.

Novus Gower is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process.



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