m2r Education are working with this training and development company who provide a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living and prison education. In addition, they are recognised as being one of the Top 25 Education and Training providers to work for.
Based at HMP Foston Hall, you will work collaboratively with the Education team, providing support to learners with neurodiverse and inclusion needs. You will also manage a caseload of disengaged learners, carry out initial screening activity and develop Individual Learning Support plans. You will promote an effective and inclusive learning environment, providing support to learners both in a classroom or workshop environment and on a one to one basis.
Key Responsibilities:
- To conduct reading screeners with prisoners.
- To develop and implement reading interventions for individuals or groups of prisoners using That Reading Thing or equivalent phonics intervention programmes.
- Write and update reading profiles for all prisoners that complete a reading screener.
- Monitor and report on reading progress of prisoners monthly following screening, intervention and rescreening.
- Develop resources to help support prisoners with low level reading ability.
- Collaborate with education and prison staff to ensure a holistic approach in supporting prisoners with emerging reading needs.
- Deliver creative support for emerging readers to enable prisoners to make progress and be inspired to read. This may include setting up an emergent reading group.
- Develop reading groups and initiatives including 'Book of the Month' in collaboration with libraries to enable prisoners to build on and continue their love of reading.
- Assist management in promoting a "reading for pleasure" culture within the education and the wider prison community.
- Lead on reading initiatives within the wider prison.
- Deliver training and guidance to staff in relation to reading and phonics.
- Utilise technology to promote reading strategies which will support emergent readers.
Requirements:
- Minimum level 2 English
- QTS required
- Phonics approach experience
- Experience with Adult Learners and within a secure unit
Package
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave
- Pension
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Sharesave scheme
- Refer a Friend reward scheme
- Cycle to Work
- Plus more!
Immediate start
For safeguarding purposes, a valid DBS is required, plus 2 professional references.
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, if you have not been contacted within 5 working days of submission then please consider your application to have been unsuccessful.