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JOB DESCRIPTION

POST TITLE: LECTURER IN MUSIC (80%) – HMP


PORTLAND
POST NUMBER: WREQ2904
GRADE: ACADEMIC SPINE

JOB PURPOSE
Are you looking for a career where you can change lives? Are you an aspiring or
qualified teacher looking for a new challenge? In this role you will have an
outstanding opportunity to positively enhance learners’ lives through teaching at
HMP Portland. You will be an inspiring and resilient practitioner with a desire to
make a difference.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To deliver a high quality curriculum delivering Music courses or an alternative as
led by the Weston College management team and to carry out all tasks associated
with teaching including but not limited to:

• Organisational and administrative work.

• Preparation, assessment and marking.

• Developing and maintaining a full course file including comprehensive scheme


of learning and lesson planning.

• Developing and completing ILPs and contextual statements to monitor


individual learner progress.

• Accurately completing registers, learner enrolments and completions.

• Participation in all team meetings and continued professional development.

• Developing positive learner experience on all courses.

• Manage learner behaviour and challenge negative behaviour appropriately,


following prison processes.

• Enriching learning through additional projects and broader activity beyond the
qualification delivery.

• Differentiation of learning to meet individual learners’ needs including


providing extra support for learners with LDD needs.

• To actively market and promote Prison Education and recruit learners to


courses.

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JOB DESCRIPTION
• To contribute to Weston College Prison Education Framework and the prison’s
administration as required.

• To participate in staff appraisal and related activities and undertake staff


development and training arising from this or from the needs of Weston College
Prison Education.

• To complete evaluation and course reviews including monitoring and review of


achievement and retention data specific to your course delivery.

• To assist with the capture of student data relating to retention rates,


examination and other assessment results, student progress and student
satisfaction surveys.

• To provide initial curriculum related advice and guidance, and carry out
interviewing, induction, assessment and examination (including invigilation
activities) of students as required.

• To work effectively in partnership with the prison service and all other internal
and external partners.

• To engage employers in through the gate activity to employ learners and to


support course delivery of the curriculum.

• To contribute to Weston College Prison Education quality assurance processes


by monitoring, reviewing and evaluating all aspects of courses, and by
implementing resulting actions for improvement.

• To comply with any awarding body requirements in relation to External Quality


Assurance within the curriculum area.

• To participate fully in all Weston College publicity and public relations events
including open events as requested.

• To implement good practice in respect of Weston College Prison Education


Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Child Protection and Data Protection
policies.

• To participate in curriculum development work including identification of


Labour Market Information and employment needs for your curriculum area.

• To fulfil all security requirements of the Prison with regard to prisoners,


equipment and professional conduct.

• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required commensurate


associated with the role as instructed by your line Manager

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GENERIC RESPONSIBILITIES
All teachers/lecturers/tutors are responsible for high levels of teaching and
learning and supporting colleagues and learners in the delivery of the Weston
College education contract.
This includes the above responsibilities and those associated with working to a
high level of professionalism within a prison including compliance with all Weston
College and HMPPS processes and procedures.

HEALTH AND SAFETY


All members of staff have a duty to maintain the safe and clean conditions of
their workplace area and to cooperate with Weston College on matters of health
and safety. This will include assisting with risk assessments and carrying out
appropriate actions as required. Staff are required to refer to Weston College’s
Health and Safety Policies in respect to their specific duties and responsibilities.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT
All staff are required to participate fully in Weston College’s staff development
programmes and have a responsibility to identify their own professional
development needs in conjunction with their line manager.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The College standard Contract of Service for Academic Spine staff applies.

SALARY
Lecturer Scale 1-6: £19,072.00 – £25,185.60 per annum.

HOURS
Hours of attendance: 29.6 hours per week.

Annual leave: 225.2 hours per annum, inclusive of statutory bank holidays.

The College reserves the right to direct up to 10 days of your annual leave
entitlement for efficiency purposes.

Teaching contact hours: Up to 1200 depending on the prison.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of


children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and
volunteers to share this commitment.

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PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE

Five GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent),


including English Language and Mathematics
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of a Level ✓
2 Qualification in Mathematics and English Language or be
willing to undertake the qualification whilst in post.
A Degree, or professional qualification, which is
appropriate to the work.
In relation to vocational teaching posts an appropriate ✓
qualification in that field will be deemed satisfactory.
Relevant successful teaching experience ✓
Teaching Qualification
All candidates for teaching posts must possess a
recognised Teaching Qualification, or be prepared to gain ✓*
within the first two years of service, with the assistance of
the College.
Subject specific qualifications for the particular teaching
role ✓
Experience of working with offenders in/out of custody ✓
Knowledge and experience of current teaching and
learning strategies ✓
Excellent team working, communication and interpersonal
skills ✓
Excellent computer literacy skills including an up to date
knowledge of Microsoft Office. ✓
Highly motivated and setting high standards for self and
others ✓
A knowledge and experience of working with learners with
Learning Difficulties or Disabilities. ✓
Vocational Assessors Awards - new V awards (TDLB
D32/33/34 and maybe D36) or the willingness to work ✓
towards this

* All candidates for teaching posts must possess a recognised teaching qualification or
be prepared to gain (with the assistance of Weston College) a L5 teaching qualification
within the first 2 years of service.

The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance
before starting the role and maintain this throughout employment.

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