Job description

**We have a great opportunity to join our education team as a **Vocational Instructor for Novus Gower, our prison education provider at** **HMP & YOI Parc offered on a permanent, full-time basis working 40 hours per week.**

**We are looking for the following areas**:

- **Carpentry**:

- **Multi-skills**:

- **Electrical**:

- **Painting & Decorating**:

- **Bricklaying**:

- **Plumbing**

In this role, you will work and be supported by our amazing team of dedicated professionals to mentor our learners to develop their practical skills which will, in turn, help them to secure employment opportunities post-release. You will need patience, passion and understanding in your approach to our learners who have ‘hit a bump in the road’ but want to learn and improve. Working in a prison is different to a mainstream education facility.

We operate with security at the forefront of what we do, so our class sizes are small to maximise supportive delivery. To aid this you also will be supported by Learning Support Practitioners who will support with one to one when required. Our security team are on hand to ensure the lessons run smoothly. We always try to cater to a learner's individual needs and ensure we create a positive learner experience. Time will be given to planning and your local education manager is always on hand to provide support as and when needed.

Delivery happens between Monday and Friday and weekends are strictly for rest and relaxation.

**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
- 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.

**The closing date for this job advert is 20/02/2024 However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.