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Construction Trade Curriculum Manager
Salary: Up to £40,000
The Role
As the Construction Trade Curriculum Manager, you will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of our construction trade training programs within the prison education system. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the construction trade, a passion for rehabilitation through skills development, and an understanding of the unique challenges faced by learners in prison. The Construction Trade Curriculum Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring our curriculum meets industry standards, aligns with employment opportunities, and addresses the needs of our learners. This role will be accountable to the Education DSM for the effective management of the Construction Trade curriculum and to take the establishment lead for quality assurance and improvement within your curriculum area.
The role:
* Curriculum Development: Design and develop comprehensive construction trade training programs that cover a range of trades and skills, ensuring they are relevant, engaging, and tailored to the needs of the prison population.
* Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain rigorous quality assurance processes to ensure high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment. Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the construction trade programs and make necessary adjustments.
* Team Leadership: Lead, support, and mentor a team of construction trade tutors and instructors, providing guidance, training, and professional development opportunities. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
* Compliance and Standards: Ensure all construction programs comply with relevant regulatory and awarding body requirements. To be responsible for the high standard and timely completion of all internal verification and moderation processes within construction trade training, working with, trainer’s assessors, IQAs, EQAs and Awarding Organisations.
* Learner Support: Develop and implement strategies to support learners with varying abilities and backgrounds, including those with additional learning needs, ensuring starting points are used. Promote an inclusive and supportive learning environment within the prison setting.
What We're Looking For:
* A relevant first degree and/or professional qualification and a teaching qualification.
* Persuasive and supportive leadership and staff management skills.
* Strong knowledge of construction trade education standards and assessment requirements.
* A commitment to the Reduction of Re-Offending through Education and Skills
For full details of the role and the complete person specification, please review the Job Description. Apply now and make a real difference from the start!
This is a private prison currently under construction with an opening date of April 2025. This role will work with the mobilisation team from the summer 2024.
Who We Are
Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.
As part of The Staffline Group, we use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year.
Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.
To put it simply, we:
* Support people to find and keep jobs
* Help people to set up their own businesses
* Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
* Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
* Rehabilitate people with convictions
* Tackle the root causes of offending
* Help people to live independently
* Support carers
We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.
Our Benefits
A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year
25 days annual leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to online wellbeing centre
Enhanced Wedding leave
A paid volunteering day each year
Enhanced Maternity scheme
Sharesave scheme
Refer a Friend reward scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Pension scheme
Life assurance