Education and Exam Administrator – Prison Education – HMP Bullingdon

Milton Keynes College

  • £23000 - £23000 / Per Annum
  • Bicester / South East
  • Permanent
  • Full Time
Posted 4 weeks ago

EDUCATION and EXAM ADMINISTRATOR

Location: HMP Bullingdon, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 1PZ
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible hours.
Salary: Up to £23,000 per annum (Subject to experience)
Apprenticeships: Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standards
Reporting To: Education Manager

IN SHORT

Milton Keynes College is recruiting an administrator to join the prison education team based at HMP Bullingdon.

You will be a capable and experienced administrator, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, providing a high-quality service to both internal and external stakeholders within the prison and across the wider College team.

The role involves supporting the Education Manager in the day-to day administration and operation of the department. Your ability to use your own initiative is critical and you will need to be flexible and resilient as your work will be varied. You will be a patient and approachable individual, who is self-motivated and works well under pressure.

As part of your role, you will also support new learners through their induction into Education and be the recognised Exams Officer for the Site. This will require you to have a keen eye for detail and the following of due process to ensure that all exams are carried out in accordance with the regulations and that all requirements of the Awarding Bodies are met.

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

  • 25 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 Bullingdon…

Bullingdon Community Prison is situated near the village of Arncott in Bicester, Oxon. HMP Bullingdon is a complex prison that has several functions. It is categorized as a local category B prison which a category C resettlement function. HMP Bullingdon has the capacity to hold 1114 offenders all serving a range of sentences from remand to life, with the average length of stay between 3 and 6 months.

The College works closely with our prison colleagues to deliver short to medium courses that help prepare learners for employment upon release. Courses include: English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 2 to Level 2), ESOL, ICT, Barista, Hospitality, Business, Self-Employment, Personal Development, Art, Painting & Decorating, Horticulture, General Maintenance Skills, Mentoring and Barbering.

In the department we believe the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge will help our learners to end their offending behaviour. We engage the hardest to reach learners and encourage them to take pride in their own education and self-development. As a department, we endeavour to inspire learners to achieve and for some, attain their first significant qualifications.

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