Job Title: Trainer/Assessor: Painting & Decorating - Fixed Term - HMP Ashwell
Type of Vacancy: Admin
Type of Employment: Full Time
Location: HMP Ashwell, Near Oakham, Rutland
Salary Range: £17,316 - £21,949, per annum
Closing Date: 21/07/2010
Interview Date: TBC

Fixed term contract of 12 months initially

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Be part of this exciting opportunity to join the team at Ashwell. In close proximity to the A1 & A606, HMP Ashwell is easily commutable from Peterborough, Leicester, Stamford, Melton Mowbray, Kettering and Grantham.

A Leading Employer
Milton Keynes College is a leading Further Education College providing vocational, academic, professional and higher education courses across four Milton Keynes based campuses. The College also holds the contract to deliver the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service at various prisons and young offenders institutions.

An Exciting Opportunity
HMP Ashwell is an adult male Category C training prison with a population of 204 offenders. There are 3 residential wings. The regime is well structured in order to offer meaningful activities and interventions that lead to the resettlement and the rehabilitation of prisoners. The main aim in OLASS provision is to teach offenders skills and offer them experiences that could lead to their employment after release. The main objective of all activities is to reduce re-offending and teach offenders meaningful and transferable skills that will encourage them to lead a more fulfilling life after release.

As a trainer/assessor you will support the qualified teaching team in delivering an interesting and relevant curriculum using City and Guilds syllabus at levels 1 and 2. You will use your initiative and creativeness to engage and challenge students across the whole range of programmes.

As a successful candidate you will:

• Hold a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in a painting & decorating discipline.
• Have proven professional experience in painting and decorating.
• Ideally have experience of qualification delivery within painting and decorating.
• Ideally hold relevant assessor and verifier awards (A1, V1, D32, D33).
• Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Be self-motivated with the ability to work on own initiative and also as a member of a team.

For an informal discussion, please contact Mary Veitch on 01572 884280