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IT INSTRUCTOR
Care and Rehabilitation Services
HMP Rye Hill, Rugby, CV23 8SZ
Salary £29,150.00 per annum
Permanent, Time, 40 hours per week
Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts. 

Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care.  

HMP Rye Hill is a category 'B' training prison situated in the village of Willoughby, near Rugby in Warwickshire, holding approximately 664 sentenced male adults. 

We now have an opportunity for an IT Instructor to join our team at HMP Rye Hill. The role of the IT instructor is to undertake delivery of Media/IT training to meet contractual requirements and Awarding Body standards 

Key Responsibilities:

Hold a qualification to allow the delivery of accreditation in IT.
Develop or contribute to a scheme of work and develop lesson plans to ensure a vocational based curriculum.
Assist in the development of learning materials to ensure quality and consistency of teaching materials.
Undertake assessments so that prisoners have the opportunity to achieve recognised qualifications.
Plan course programmes and manage against business targets
Experience of teaching in a classroom environment
Deliver and facilitate effective teaching, learning and assessment
Use blended learning methods to achieve successful outcomes
Work in partnership with Novus and other agencies
Complete all documentation as required to meet the requirements of the Company, the contract and relevant external bodies.
Monitor student progress so that students receive appropriate support to achieve their goals and contractual requirements are fulfilled. 
Manage the teaching environment ensuring security of tools and equipment and maintenance of equipment to contractual requirements.
Ensure the maintenance of security within the prison environment by compliance with security instructions
Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health & Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes the reporting of accidents and near misses in a timely manner and the application of safe systems of work for the role.
The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills:

Appropriate teaching qualification.
Attention to detail
Strong communication skills
Acknowledgement of health and safety practices
Desirable Skills:

Experience of project/ work planning, monitoring and reviewing
If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us. 

Equality and Diversity is an important part of Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be their true selves. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments for either the role or during the recruitment process 

Care and Rehabilitation Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and adults at risk and each employee is expected to support these goals.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 10-year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by the business and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.  

You must be eligible to work in the UK and you will need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 10 years as part of the security screening process for this role.

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