Band 4 - Vocational Instructor (Media) - Additional responsibilities linked to the Job Description

Key responsibilities

• Produce course material and establish brand new media course at HMP Brixton

• Develop content for prisoner and staff media channels through the use of video and PowerPoint slides

• Edit and publish a weekly staff newsletter and update the digital communication screen, collating key information from the wider staff group

• Create a brand-new regular prisoner newsletter using a team of prisoners to create the content

Collaboration and support

• Work alongside existing prison media projects and communication leads

• Collaborate with National Prison Radio on certain media projects

• Liaise with partners and key stakeholders

• Liaise with functional heads and departments to ensure content shared is representative of the prison

• Collect programme material from wings and other departments

• Attend any relevant meetings

• Regularly attend regional communications meetings.

• Attend regional away day activities and support other London regional activity when requested.

Other

• Review content to check it is compliant and ensure it is broadcast ready content that is compliant and fits with the prison’s expectations

• Manage an archive of content

• Where applicable, download and manage a library of music content for prison media

• Develop communication calendar of cyclical awareness days and locally focused content to support content creation

You must be able to demonstrate…

• Good media production skills and ability to use programs such as Adobe Audition and Adobe Premier Pro

• An understanding of different genres

• Knowledge of how multimedia is used as a communication tool with an understanding of the wants and needs of the target audience.

• Good understanding of editorial issues, specifically considering the audience in a secure prison environment

• Attention to detail, organisational, administrative and communication skills.

• Flexible approach and ability to plan work to meet deadlines

• Building partnerships, working in teams and have experience representing organisations

• Experience of providing training for adults either in adult education or a training background

• Knowledge of the diversity and inclusion and neurodiversity needs of adults in a prison setting