Overview
Functional Skills Tutor - Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre
Campsfield IRC is due to open soon as the UK's first all-electric Immigration Removal Centre. We are looking for respectful, diligent and caring colleagues to join our team.
Responsibilities
* Actively promote and design educational activities and vocational courses including online learning and assessment processes.
* Ensure initiatives meet residents' needs and contractual requirements.
* Conduct workshops focused on their skillset and experience, addressing residents' needs and fulfilling contractual obligations.
* Provide a safe, secure, stimulating, supportive and productive learning environment that encourages attendance and enables learning and development.
* Actively promote educational courses throughout the Centre including Maths and English, explaining opportunities and relevance as part of the Preparation for Release programme to maximise uptake.
* Assess ESOL and skills levels of learners entering the classroom, ensuring sufficient language skills to enrol, and adapt to overcome barriers to learning.
* Develop and deliver core modular courses and, where appropriate, advanced teaching modules and learning programmes, supporting learners to achieve objectives with engaging teaching.
* Deliver the OCN Vocational Skills programme, maintaining standards of delivery and quality assurance.
* Provide a short induction to residents, welcoming them to the classroom and ensuring activities are relevant and engaging.
* Work with staff and residents to provide artistic support for cultural events within the Centre.
* Develop, promote and deliver a range of workshops and activities to enable learners to gain useful transferable skills.
* Create and maintain a safe, secure, positive and friendly learning environment where residents feel welcomed and respected.
* Monitor attendance, retention and achievement figures and contribute to developing strategies to maximise these outcomes.
* Ensure documentation and administration are completed in line with company policies and external agency requirements, maintaining accurate, compliant data.
* Use resources effectively to ensure quality of service and value for money.
* Manage the learning environment and ensure maintenance and security of tools and equipment to relevant standards.
* Advise on equipment and purchases required to meet contractual requirements and best practice in education.
* Support Regimes & Activities to ensure continuity of service, covering other areas as required.
* Undertake further duties to support Regimes and the delivery of relevant vocational courses as required.
Person Specification
* Essential
o An appropriate teaching qualification and experience is required.
o In-depth knowledge of vocational skills in their area of specialism.
o Previous teaching experience within a related subject is required.
* Desirable
o Experience of delivering relevant skills workshops/training.
o Experience within the custodial setting.
o Experience of working with ESOL learners would be advantageous and a patient and understanding attitude to language problems faced by learners is essential.
Care + Custody Competencies
* Resident Care and Management
* Interacts with residents easily, quickly building rapport while maintaining professional distance
* Is impartial, fair, assertive, consistent and confident with residents
* Treats residents with respect as individuals and encourages them to do the same for others
* Listens carefully to residents, including unspoken communication
* Explains issues clearly to residents and keeps them informed of relevant issues
* Makes time to understand residents and regularly helps them, working to meet their needs
* Shows empathy and compassion
* Diffuses anger and worries in residents
* Acts on signs of distress, self-harm or anger
* Encourages residents to express concerns, take responsibility for behaviour and participate in activities
* Is observant
You must be eligible for CTC clearance. You must hold a valid British passport or an EU passport with a share code. Additionally, you must have lived and worked in the UK for at least 3 years, without any extended trips overseas. Applicants must have no criminal convictions and must not be subject to any ongoing police investigations.
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