Job profile

Are you passionate about education and committed to helping learners unlock their full potential? Are you skilled in supporting learners to achieve their level 2 Food safety qualification, with a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of those you teach? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

The LTE Group is a national, public-sector learning, training and education organisation with a clearly defined mission to ‘improve lives and economic success through learning and skills’. Our 4,000 valued colleagues drive our delivery of specialist learning to over 100,000 learners in over 120 UK locations, across our six businesses.

What the role entails

As the Food Safety trainer at HMP Wandsworth, you will play a crucial role in helping our learners develop essential skills that will serve them throughout their lives and possible employment opportunities upon release. You will be responsible for effectively delivering the Highfield Food safety level 2 qualification and ensuring that all learners successfully complete the multiple choice exam at the end of each day.  Therefore, the ability to work to a deadline is essential for this role.

Your passion for education and dedication to our learners' success will make you a valuable asset to our team. This is an amazing opportunity to work as part of a close knit, supportive management team who are committed to staff wellbeing. This is a permanent part-time role, 2 days.  Monday – Tuesday 8 to 5.  All work takes place on site within the working hours and there is not a requirement to complete any additional work during the evening or weekends. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of learners to achieve their level 2 qualification.
• Ensure full compliance with health and safety and protocols e.g. GDPR, enrolment and attendance.
• Accountable for quality assurance and quality improvement across the qualification.
• Liaise with key prison personnel in relation to pastoral care of learners, as required.
• Ensure full compliance to prison systems, processes and protocol.

What we need from you

To be successful in the role Trainer, you will need:

• Service experience.
• Flexible approach to working in a fast-paced environment.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Having the ability to track and monitor leaners progress against course criteria.
• Have at least 2 years’ experience in the relevant vocational area.
• Willing to gain Award in Education within 6 months.
• Willing to gain the TAQA assessment qualification within probation.
• Commitment to gain a subject-specific qualification to allow them to train to Level 3, within 2 years.
• Commitment to gain an assessor award required by relevant Awarding Bodies, within one year.
• Hold at least a Level 1 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy or be willing to commit to gaining the qualification(s) within 1 year.
• Catering industry experience
• Food safety level 3 Qualification
• Hold at least a Level 2 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy
• Gain/hold and maintain a clean, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Colleague Benefits

As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

• Extensive annual leave which can be taken throughout the year and not restricted to school holiday times.
• Monday to Friday working pattern.
• Our in-house ‘Evolve’ training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications.
• We support you through a teacher training qualification and assessor qualifications.  
• Full package of training to support working in a Prison environment
• Good progression routes into management positions within education
• Learner class sizes are much smaller than in FE colleges.
• Able to be flexible and innovative with the curriculum.
• Part of the wider community of the prison service
• Additional behavioural and complex need support
• Excellent pension scheme options including Teachers Pension scheme.
• Our comprehensive in-house awards scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service.
• Health care discounts through Simply Health
• Retail discounts through You at Work
• Access to our onsite gym
• Staff café / Restaurant on site
• HMP Wandsworth is easily accessible by local transport (bus, tube, train) or you can use free onsite parking / cycle rack.

At Novus we work with passion, care and commitment to create the foundations for change. For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions. The LTE Group is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. If you feel you could make a difference in this rewarding and growing sector, please click on the ‘Apply online’ button below.

All applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to meet the Key Responsibilities, Key Result Areas and Qualifications/Skills/Experience detailed within the job description for shortlisting purposes.

The closing date for this job advert is 13/11/2024. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.

The LTE group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process.