Novus

Support and Progression Manager at HMYOI Wetherby

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Job Location

Kirk Deighton, United Kingdom

Job Description

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and young people? Can you inspire, empower and inform children to turn their lives around and reach their full potential? Would you like the opportunity to teach smaller group sizes so that your delivery can have a greater impact? Do you want a rewarding career with opportunities for progression where you will experience genuine job satisfaction?

The LTE Group is a national, public-sector learning, training and education organisation with a clearly defined mission to 'improve lives and economic success through learning and skills. Our 4,000 valued colleagues drive our delivery of specialist learning to over 100,000 learners in over 120 UK locations, across our six businesses.

We have a great opportunity at HMYOI Wetherby to join the education team as our Support & Progression Manager on a Permanent, full-time basis working 37 hours per week.

At Novus we work with passion, care and commitment to create the foundations for change.

For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions.

The LTE Group family encompasses the strengths of each of our individual organisations:

The Manchester College - further education | UCEN Manchester - higher education |Novus - prison education |Total People - apprenticeships |MOL - professional development.

What the role entails

As a support and progression Manager at Hmyoi Cookham Wood you will be guiding young people through the education induction process, supporting them through initial assessments, gathering background information and creating learning plans. You will manage a caseload of young people through their education journey focussing on planning for release, attending multi-agency meetings and building relationships with education, training, and employment providers in the community.

What we need from you

The successful candidate will need to have a Information and Guidance qualification.

The successful candidate will be:

Vibrant with high expectations of themselves and students
Passionate about learning
Caring and patient
Conscientious with excellent attention to detail
Able to work as part of a wider team
Ambitious for their own professional and career development
Able to motivate and enthuse students through a commitment to equal opportunities, regardless of background, Special Educational Needs or prior attainmentColleague Benefits

As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

Extensive annual leave which can be taken throughout the year and not restricted to school holiday times

Monday to Friday working pattern
Our in-house 'Evolve' training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications
We support you through a teacher training qualification and assessor qualifications
Full package of training to support working in a Prison environment
Good progression routes into management positions within education
Learner class sizes are much smaller than FE colleges
Able to be flexible and innovative with the curriculum
Part of the wider community of the prison service
Additional behavioural and complex need support
Pension scheme options including a LGPS Pension Scheme.
Our comprehensive in-house awards scheme
An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service
Health care discounts through Simply Health
Retail discounts through You at WorkAt Novus, we work with passion, care and commitment to create the foundations for change. For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions. We operate 50 hubs in the United Kingdom where our specialist teams are on hand to support Adults and Children to improve their employability prospects post release

Novus is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We working to support our Veterans into employment and are also proud holders of Disability Confident employer award. If your reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

The closing date for this job advert is 26/11/2024. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.

For any further information on the role, please email to arrange a call.

The LTE group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau. Due to the educational aspect of our group some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process

Location: Kirk Deighton, GB

Posted Date: 11/25/2024
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November 25, 2024
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