Location: HMP Elmley, Church Rd, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DZ
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible hours.
Salary: Up to £37,000 per annum (Subject to experience)
Apprenticeships: Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standards
Reporting To: Education Manager
IN SHORT
MK College Group have an exciting new opportunity for a creative Maths Lecturer to join the team based at HMP Elmley.
As a Maths Lecturer, you will be actively engaging prison-based learners with creative classes and resources. Many of the learners have a diverse range of needs and learning abilities, they will often have had a negative experience with education. As a successful Maths Tutor, you will truly inspire them and provide learners with a positive learning experience.
This role may involve outreach work outside of the main classroom setting. You will be connecting with learners in a professional manner, supporting them with their learning, enabling them to achieve success through not only qualifications, but developing the confidence and softer skills that they can apply to employment as well as other areas of education.
We are seeking an individual who can communicate well with learners to inspire and motivate them. Your lessons will need to be adaptable, innovative, and imaginative.
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 which are 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
- 35 days annual leave, 3 additional company closure days and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)
- Generous Pension Scheme
- 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
- Employee wellbeing platform
ABOUT HMP Elmley
HMP Elmley is a Category B local and remand prison, holding approximately 1,200 adult male sentenced offenders.
HMP Elmley is the largest of three prisons beside the village of Eastchurch. It sits alongside HMP Swaleside (Long term High Security) and HMP Standford Hill (Open D-cat) as part of the Sheppey prisons cluster.
HMP Elmley’s focus is firmly fixed on reducing reoffending and preventing future victims of crime by preparing offenders for their release through accredited intervention programmes, skill and vocational based training and education, in a pro social environment.
Courses at HMP Elmley include Maths, English, ESOL, Peer Mentoring, Barista and Food Safety. A bespoke Projects course supports specific cohorts and hard to reach learners, whilst there are dedicated inclusion practitioners, induction facilitators, a reading and engagement specialist and pastoral lead and much more.
The education delivery hours are Monday to Thursday 08:50am – 11.20am, 13.50pm – 4.20pm and on Fridays 8.50am – 11.20am, with staff working on-site 8:15am – 4:45pm each day Monday to Thursday and 8:15am – 1:45pm on Fridays. Class sizes typically range from 8-12 learners.
There is free parking available in a secure staff parking area or commuter access is reached via bus routes with the closest train station being Sheerness.
