Looking for a career where you can change lives?
For more than two decades, Novus has been delivering education, training and employment opportunities to adults and young people in UK prisons.
Over the years we have built a reputation as an innovator in the fight to reduce re-offending rates by transforming people’s lives through learning and skills.
We have a great opportunity at HMYOI Cookham Wood to join the Novus team as the Head of Education.
The purpose of this role is to lead a curriculum and support team to deliver services that maximise access to education, opportunity and achievement for all Young People to enhance their employment or further education upon release. We’ll need you to strategically plan for the development of the provision to ensure it meets contractual, quality and financial targets.
To do this successfully you’ll need to:Have proven experience of working with Young People
Have a background of driving up quality and be commercially aware and outcome driven
Have a track record of managing a complex education service and developing, leading and managing a team effectively
Have a teaching qualification, minimum Cert Ed or PGCE
Have experience of successful partnership working
To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please visit www.novus.ac.uk/careers
If you wish to discuss the nature of this role, please contact Director of Youth Justice, Steve Byrne at sbyrne@novus.ac.uk. to arrange a telephone conversation.
Applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to meet the key responsibilities, key result areas and Qualifications/Skills and Experience detailed within the role profile.
Novus is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. All roles are subject to job evaluation.
The closing date for this job advert is 13/06/2022 however sometimes the job advert may close early if we receive a good response!