Are you currently working in education and looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about making a difference in learners’ lives? Would you like the opportunity to teach smaller group sizes so that your delivery can have a greater impact? Do you want a rewarding career with opportunities for progression where you will experience genuine job satisfaction?
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.
We have a great opportunity to join our education team as a Reading Specialist Tutor at Novus, our prison education provider at HMP Styal, offered on a fixed term (Until 31st May 2024), part-time basis working 16.5 hrs (2 days) per week.
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 family encompasses the strengths of each of our individual organisations:
The Manchester College – further education | UCEN Manchester – higher education |Novus – prison education |Total People – apprenticeships |MOL – professional development.
At Novus, we are now seeking a talented education professional to join our education team at HMP Styal.
What the role entails
As a Reading Development Specialist Tutor, you will work with and be supported by our team of dedicated professionals to support prisoners to develop their reading skills, which will in turn help them to secure learning and employment opportunities during their time in custody and on release.
You will need patience, passion and understanding in your approach to our learners who want to learn and improve themselves.
Working in a prison is different to a mainstream education environment. We work with a wide range of people in custody supporting them to make a difference to their lives. Working with our Prison Officer colleagues we have a team on hand to ensure that the support we can offer runs smoothly. We always try to cater for a learner's individual needs and ensure we create a positive learner experience. Time will be given to planning and your local education manager is always on hand to provide you with support as and when needed.
In this role you will:
What we need from you
To be successful in the role of Reading Development Specialist you will need:
Experience:
Colleague Benefits:
Working for Novus, part of the LTE Group, you will benefit from an excellent package including:
We operate 50 hubs in the United Kingdom where our specialist teams are on hand to support Adults and Children to improve their employability prospects post-release
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 03/02/2023. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.