Inclusion Practitioner – Prison Education – HMP Swaleside

INCLUSION PRACTITIONER

Location: HMP Swaleside, Brabazon Road, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, ME12 4AX
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible hours
Salary: Up to £26,363 per annum (Dependent on experience)
Apprenticeships: Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standards
Reporting To: Education Manager

IN SHORT

Milton Keynes College have an exciting opportunity for an Inclusion Practitioner to join our Prison Education team at HMP Swaleside. As a successful Inclusion Practitioner, you will provide inspirational learning support to small groups of learners and on a 1:1 basis. This will require a holistic approach to highlight specific learning needs and improving learner skills. Your focus will be on ALS, Maths and English, leading to employability outcomes, with effective target setting to meet individual needs.

You will be a passionate, creative and empathetic towards our learners and be able to offer knowledge and guidance to our learners.

As an Inclusion Practitioner, you will be working across the whole prison estate, on all wings where education is delivered.

MK College will treat all applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability or any other individual characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from people with backgrounds which are currently under-represented within Milton Keynes College. All offers made to successful candidates are subject to satisfactory outcomes to a range of pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In addition, security clearance is required for all prison services positions up to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level.

OUR BENEFITS

• 30 days annual leave, 3 additional company closure days and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
• A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card and our reward and recognition platform Encore
• Employee wellbeing platform

ABOUT HMP SWALESIDE

HMP Swaleside is a Category B prison, holding approximately 950 adult male sentenced offenders.

The prison is located on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent and is part of a cluster of three prisons that sit just along from the scenic Elmley Nature Reserve. The education department at HMP Swaleside is a bright and welcoming space that really feels like a college within a prison.

HMP Swaleside’s focus is firmly fixed on reducing reoffending and preventing future victims of crime by preparing offenders for their release through accredited intervention programmes, vocational and skills-based training and education, in a pro social environment.

Courses at HMP Swaleside include Maths, English, IT, ESOL, Art, Music, Multi-Skills, Personal Development and Catering, with dedicated Learning Support staff and much more.

We also encourage our learners to engage in wider projects such as the Koestler Awards that run a nationwide art competition yearly, allowing the talent of those in the justice system to be showcased to the public. The past three years learners from HMP Swaleside have both won awards and been picked for the final exhibition at the Southbank Centre, something we are very proud of.

The education delivery hours are Monday to Thursday 9:00am – 11.30am, 2.00pm – 4.30pm and on Fridays 9:00am – 11.30am, with staff working on-site 8:00am – 5:00pm Mon – Thurs and 8:00am – 12:30pm Fri. Class sizes typically range from 8-12 learners.

HMP Swaleside is easily accessible by car and there is free staff parking on site.