Reference: JAN20255700
Expiry date: 15:16, Sun, 2nd Feb 2025
Location: Isle of Sheppey
Salary: Up to £26,363 per annum
Location: HMP Swaleside, Brabazon Road, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, ME12 4AX
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible hours
Reporting To: Education Manager
IN SHORT
Milton Keynes College has an exciting opportunity for an Inclusion Practitioner to join our Prison Education team at HMP Swaleside. As a successful Inclusion Practitioner, you will provide inspirational learning support to small groups of learners and on a 1:1 basis. This will require a holistic approach to highlight specific learning needs and improve learner skills. Your focus will be on ALS, Maths, and English, leading to employability outcomes, with effective target setting to meet individual needs.
You will be passionate, creative, and empathetic towards our learners and be able to offer knowledge and guidance.
As an Inclusion Practitioner, you will work across the whole prison estate, on all wings where education is delivered.
MK College will treat all applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other individual characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from people with backgrounds currently under-represented within Milton Keynes College. All offers made to successful candidates are subject to satisfactory outcomes to a range of pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In addition, security clearance is required for all prison services positions up to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level.
OUR BENEFITS
* 30 days annual leave, 3 additional company closure days, and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)
* Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
* A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card and our reward and recognition platform Encore
ABOUT HMP SWALESIDE
HMP Swaleside is a Category B prison, holding approximately 950 adult male sentenced offenders. The prison is located on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, and is part of a cluster of three prisons that sit just along from the scenic Elmley Nature Reserve. The education department at HMP Swaleside is a bright and welcoming space that feels like a college within a prison.
HMP Swaleside’s focus is on reducing reoffending and preventing future victims of crime by preparing offenders for their release through accredited intervention programmes, vocational and skills-based training, and education, in a pro-social environment.
Courses at HMP Swaleside include Maths, English, IT, ESOL, Art, Music, Multi-Skills, Personal Development, and Catering, with dedicated Learning Support staff and more.
We also encourage our learners to engage in wider projects such as the Koestler Awards, which run a nationwide art competition yearly, showcasing the talent of those in the justice system to the public. In the past three years, learners from HMP Swaleside have won awards and been selected for the final exhibition at the Southbank Centre, which we are very proud of.
The education delivery hours are Monday to Thursday 9:00 am – 11:30 am, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, and on Fridays 9:00 am – 11:30 am, with staff working on-site 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Mon - Thurs and 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Fri. Class sizes typically range from 8-12 learners.
HMP Swaleside is easily accessible by car, and there is free staff parking on site.
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