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As an Education Manager your role will be to lead and manage the Prison Education Framework (PEF) and a staff group to maximise contract performance, deliver quality provision and exceed the expectations of partners and learners 

Maximising contract performance by fully understanding contractual obligations and performance targets, delivering the agreed curriculum and meeting quality assurance targets. 

• Developing the curriculum in line with needs of the prison population, local labour market and employer. 

• Ensuring quality assurance and quality improvement processes and procedures are in place and that they develop and sustain a culture of continuous service improvement. 

• Agreeing and setting targets with staff members to ensure both financial and contractual obligations are met and exceeded. • Effectively planning and controlling income and expenditure to ensure a profitable business by maximising contract performance

• Ensuring that all contracts are run in accordance with external and internal procedures, e.g. achieving low risk external and internal audits and accurate and timely claims. 

• Recruiting, managing, developing and maintaining discipline of staff employed in the department. 

• Responsibility for health, safety and wellbeing of staff and learners, maintenance and security of the department in line with prison and company policy..

 • Maintaining and developing positive internal and external partnerships. Attend meetings with local partners as required. 

• Promoting equality of opportunity for staff and learners in all activities. 

• Attendance at meetings, seminars and training sessions in pursuit of continuous personal development. 

• Identify development opportunities by sourcing and securing new leads in order to expand the income streams for the department. 

• PEF Education Managers need to remain flexible. Duties can vary at times dependent upon contractual and/or organisational requirements and location. • Contractual KPIs for success and performance to be met.

• Prison based roles are 100% site based, with the expectation of prisoner face to face contact.

Essentials for the role

Relevant first degree or professional qualification, reaching qual

The ability to demonstrate experience of successful curriculum development and change 

Persuasive and supportive leadership and staff management skills to   successfully manage performance and develop an achievement-focused   team of teaching staff 

Excellent communication skills and a creative and flexible approach towards achieving objectives and deadlines.

Clear understanding of the OFSTED framework (EIF) with the ability to meet all standards.  

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