Document Ref.
OR-JES-212-JD-B6 : A : Teacher
Document Type
Management
Version
7.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
18 March 2020
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
OR-JES-212-JD-B6 : A : Teacher v7.0
Job Title
A : Teacher
Group Profile
Advisor
Organisation Level
First Line Management
Band
6
Overview of the job
This is an advisory job in an establishment.
Summary
The job holder is responsible for developing prisoner skills and increasing
educational attainment by designing and delivering educational courses including
recognised and accredited qualifications and basic skills to prisoners, providing a
range of educational programmes and supporting independent learning.
In Welsh establishments teachers are directly employed by HMPPS to actively
provide (design and deliver) accredited educational programmes to prisoners.
This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
Design and deliver a range of education courses to meet the diverse needs of the
prisoner population and facilitating accredited courses through external
examining bodies including GCSEs, A-Levels, Higher Education (Open University).
Review, promote and update the range of courses on offer in the establishment,
including the content and any materials used to deliver it.
Interview prisoners to discuss previous learning experiences and assess skills.
Develop work schemes and lesson plans ensuring that these meet the criteria set
by the relevant examining board.
Process applications for open learning: risk assesses the application, identify
funding and facilitate courses with external learning providers.
Supervise prisoners whilst engaged in education classes.
Holds 1:1 tutorials with prisoners to support their individual learning needs and
supports them on open learning courses by accessing materials (such as
information from the internet) on their behalf.
Assess and mark work including formal coursework related to exam courses.
Invigilate exams and act as internal verifier/moderator for evidence based
learning programmes.
Arrange exhibitions to showcase prisoners work, working with colleagues in the
wider community.
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Deliver against targets set by the Government based on progression and
achievement through recognised education programmes.
Work with colleagues in Offender Management Unit to contribute to sentence
planning and sentence planning reviews.
Prepares for announced and unannounced inspections.
Facilitate and support trainee teachers on work experience in the establishment
as required including responsibility for their security during the placement; this
may involve ongoing mentoring with the student teacher.
Represent the education department at internal employment boards to review
job applications from prisoners and make recommendations about
appropriateness of prisoner activities.
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Undertake other tasks including:
Undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and
analysis including relevant
s (SDI) are collated.
Liaise with external bodies where required.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not
intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable
alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant
adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall
be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium
of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Behaviours
Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential Experience
Able to deal effectively and assertively with staff at all levels
Able user of MS Word and MS Excel
Information collation and analysis
When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be
required to successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability
to work with Young People.
Technical
Must hold a Post Graduate Certificate in Education Further Education
Requirements
PGCE(FE).
Continued Professional Development (CPD) is mandatory for this role and
will include regular retraining and up-skilling related to courses already being
delivered or in the development of new courses, and in professional teaching
skills/qualifications.
Must complete specific training to hold the qualifications required for area of
specialism outlined on the Job Description.
Ability
Minimum Eligibility
All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
All external candidates are subject to 6
. Internal candidates are
subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within
HMPPS.
All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or
organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
Leave Blank
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
To be used by the JES Team only
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