SEN Tutor

Are you passionate about helping individuals with diverse needs achieve their full potential? We are looking for a dedicated SEN Tutor to join our team and contribute to the transformative CFO project.Your Responsibilities:

• Empower Prisoners: Provide opportunities for prisoners to gain skills and competencies that assist them in reintegrating into the community without re-offending.
• Support Complex Needs: Assist prisoners with complex needs who require additional support or advanced learning programs to achieve their full rehabilitative potential and enhance their skills.
• Collaborate on Projects: Work closely with the Neurodiversity Support Manager and the Project Leader of CFO Evolution to improve the quality of provision for prisoners with neurodiverse needs, ensuring project service delivery targets are met.
• Cross-Department Coordination: Liaise with other departments to ensure all learners with neurodiverse needs are supported in developing self-confidence, independence, and improving their knowledge and skills.

As a working prison, HMP Northumberland work towards the resettlement of prisoners upon their release into the community and their integration into society through the skills acquired while in our care. We are committed to supporting people to change their lives for the better and lead law-abiding lives. HMP Northumberland offers a variety of initiatives and programmes to help prisoners engage within the prison's rehabilitative culture. This includes various educational and vocational qualifications, as well as a variety of opportunities for residents to learn new skills within our workshops and industries departments. We have textile, engineering and electrical workshops and can offer prisoners experience in horticulture, market gardens, cleaning, waste management and laundry services on site.

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way. For more information on Sodexo Careers please visit Sodexo Careers

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure the training and supervision of prisoners.
• Achieve a Good or above in un-announced lesson observations carried out at regular intervals throughout the year.
• Take an active part to ensure that the CFOE project runs smoothly each day, dealing with requests for information from both prisoners and colleagues.
• Be compliant to ensure that all relevant paperwork is completed within the department.
• Promote aspects of Personal Development relevant to neurodiverse learners.
• Ensure the identified number of learners are retained and achieve the recognised City & Guilds qualifications being delivered.
• Ensure service delivery targets are met each year.

Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential

• Full teaching qualification (Minimum of CTLLS.)
• A minimum of two years of qualified teaching experience.
• A good understanding of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) code of practice.
• Recognised Level 3 qualification or above in an identified subject and professional. experience focusing on a particular learning difficulty, such as dyslexia or autism.
• To have an interest in the rehabilitation and resettlement of offenders.
• To have an ability to communicate effectively at all times through different mediums, including spoken and written communication.
• The ability to manage confrontation and challenging behaviour.
• Patience, understanding and empathy with learners.
• A positive, energetic and enthusiastic outlook.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a custodial or prison environment.
• Assessor or Internal Verification qualification.
• Must have a willingness to work towards these qualifications.

Please, note, all offers are subject to full security clearance.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.

What We Offer:

Salary: up to £31,800.00 per annum.

• Access to our on-site gym and subsidised gym membership
• Optional overtime (subject to availability)
• Full training and uniform
• Life assurance
• BUPA healthcare
• Pension schemes and much more
• Please see benefits guide attached which outlines all of Sodexo's excellent benefits

About The Company

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we're on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

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 run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

To be considered for an interview you must:

• have a disability defined by the Equality Act 2010 .
• provide evidence in your application that you meet the minimum criteria in the job description.
• meet all of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential.

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