Peer Mentoring Lecturer

Education and Rehabilitation Opportunity

This is an excellent chance to educate and rehabilitate adult learners in a unique and challenging non-teaching role.

As a Peer Mentoring Lecturer, you will be working in a prison environment, where you can genuinely make a difference and enhance the prospects of learners.

Prisoners are locked up for large periods of the day, away from their families and for some, their children. Most are at rock bottom, having to live with the regret of what they have done - education gives them a focus. And hope.

Education provides prisoners with an opportunity to upskill, increasing their future employment prospects which directly reduces the likelihood of reoffending. Many prisoners will arrive without having basic Maths or English skills. Prison Education ensures all learners are put through Functional Skills Maths & English, which then puts them on the pathway to vocational learning courses, such as Carpentry, Bricklaying, Painting & Decorating, Plastering & Tiling, Industrial Cleaning, Barbering, Catering and Horticulture.

As a Peer Mentoring Lecturer, you will be delivering a high-quality curriculum delivering Personal and Social Development courses or an alternative as led by the Prison Education Provider management team and to carry out all tasks associated with teaching including but not limited to:

• Organisational and administrative work.
• Preparation, assessment and marking.
• Developing and maintaining a full course file including comprehensive scheme of learning and lesson planning.
• To assist with the capture of student data relating to retention rates, examination and other assessment results, student progress and student satisfaction surveys.
• To provide initial curriculum related advice and guidance, and carry out interviewing, induction, assessment and examination (including invigilation activities) of students as required.

The role involves 18.5 hours per week to ensure coverage for LLRC opening times. This may include some weekend and evening duties as required by the prison.

The salary scale is £26,760-£34,439 per annum (prorata for part-time working hours £13,000-£17,000).

Annual leave: 281.5 hours per annum, inclusive of statutory bank holidays. (pro-rata for parttime working hours )

Requirements

• Good basic general education including GCSE (or) equivalent) in Maths and English at Grade C or above.
• Proven experience in an administrative role.
• Experience of working in a learning environment.
• Competent with technology/strong IT skills

Suitable candidates will need to be enthusiastic, resilient and have a humanistic approach. This role will not be for everyone, but anyone with a slight interest is encouraged to apply and if suitable, you will have the opportunity to have a discussion with the hiring manager directly over the phone, who can provide more detail and an insight into life working in a prison.

The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role and maintain this throughout employment.