Job Title: Variable Hours Lecturer: Skills for Life (Literacy and or Numeracy) - HMP Onley
Type of Vacancy: Teaching
Subject Area: Skills for Life
Type of Employment: Part Time
Location: HMP Onley, near Rugby/Daventry, M1 junction 18
Salary Range: £17,316 - £26,218, pro rata
Closing Date: 12/03/2010
Interview Date: TBC

Hours: 824 delivery hours per annum (0.8 FTE)

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 Onley is a category C prison, with a maximum capacity of 710 males over 21 years of age. As part of Milton Keynes College's expansion in Offender Learning we require skilled professionals for various positions. We are looking for a talented individual to deliver learner success through effective teaching and delivery on our training programmes. Specialist Skills for Life qualifications at level 4 would be beneficial as would experience in delivering embedded Skills for Life or Key Skills.

As the successful candidate you will:

• Ideally hold a Level 4 Skills for Life qualification (literacy and/or Numeracy) and as a minimum hold a Level 3 Skills for Life qualification.
• Hold proven relevant experience in delivering Skills for Life qualifications, ideally from entry Level to Level 2.
• Ideally hold a teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE, Cert Ed, DTTLS).
• Ideally hold relevant assessor / verifier awards. (A1, V1, D32, D33).
• Have well developed interpersonal skills in relating to prison staff and in working with students who may have little experience of education and training.
• Have the ability to work as part of a team and on their own initiative.
• Be sensitive to the complexities of prisons as closed institutions and have the ability to work positively within the inherent restraints.