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Vocational Trainer - BICS Cleaning
* Location: HMP Millsike
* Salary: £34,000 - £36,500
* Contract: Permanent
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave
* Paid Volunteering day each year
* Enchance Maternity Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Pension Scheme
* Holiday Purchase Scheme
* Plus more!
The Role
We are seeking a Cleaning Vocational Tutor to deliver BiCS (British Institute of Cleaning Science) training within a prison environment. This role is instrumental in providing prisoners with practical cleaning skills, including biohazard handling, to support employability upon release. The tutor will also promote literacy and personal development, making a meaningful impact on rehabilitation and re-entry into the workforce.
Vocational Trainer Job Highlights:
* Position: Cleaning Vocational Tutor
* Qualifications required: BiCS or equivalent cleaning certification
* Experience required: Vocational training or teaching experience in a prison or similar setting preferred
* Skills necessary: Cleaning techniques, employability training, literacy integration, health and safety compliance
Vocational Trainer Key Responsibilities:
* Deliver BiCS Training: Provide high-quality BiCS cleaning instruction, preparing prisoners for work in hygiene services, with a strong focus on safety and compliance, including COSHH regulations.
* Induct Prisoners to Cleaning Academy: Lead comprehensive training covering academy policies, safe equipment use, and emergency procedures to ensure a thorough introduction.
* Tailor Instruction for Individual Needs: Adapt teaching to accommodate diverse learning needs, in collaboration with learning support practitioners, fostering an inclusive environment.
* Promote Literacy and Employability: Integrate reading resources and employability skills into the cleaning curriculum, emphasising literacy as a foundation for long-term success.
* Encourage Restorative Practices: Support prisoners in taking ownership of their learning, fostering peer collaboration, and engaging positively in rehabilitation.
What You Bring:
* A BiCS or equivalent cleaning certification, with a focus on health and safety knowledge.
* Experience in vocational training, teaching, or coaching, especially within correctional or rehabilitative settings.
* Strong communication, organisation, and adaptability, with a commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
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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.
Vocational Trainer - BICS Cleaning