Lecturer: Functional Skills Maths - Prison Education - HMP Lewes
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,000.00 to £38,500.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | 30000 - 38500 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 July 2025 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN7 1EA |
| Company: | Vacancy Filler |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JUN20252157 |
Summary
Lecturer: Functional Skills Maths - Prison Education - HMP LewesLocation: HMP Lewes, 1 Brighton Road, Lewes BN7 1EAHours: 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per yearFlexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible hours.Salary: Up to £38,500 per annum (Subject to experience)Apprenticeships: Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standardsReporting To: Education ManagerIN SHORTMK College Group have an exciting new opportunity for a creative Functional Skills Maths Lecturer to join the team based at HMP Lewes.As a Functional Skills Maths Lecturer, you will be actively engaging prison-based learners with creative classes and resources. Many of the learners have a diverse range of needs and learning abilities, they will often have had a negative experience with education. As a successful Functional Skills Maths Teacher, you will truly inspire them and provide learners with a positive learning experience.This role will involve outreach work outside of the main classroom setting. You will be connecting with learnersin a professional manner, supporting them with their learning, enabling them to achieve success through notonly qualifications, but developing the confidence and softer skills that they can apply to employment as wellas other areas of education.We are seeking an individual who can communicate well with learners to inspire and motivate them. Your lessons will need to be adaptable, innovative, and imaginative.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 BENEFITS35 days annual leave, 3 additional company closure days and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)Generous Pension SchemeProfessional development opportunities, including professional qualificationsEmployee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per yearA variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card and our reward and recognition platform EncoreEmployee wellbeing platformABOUT HMP LEWESHMP Lewes is a local Category B prison in East Sussex, the term local means that the prison holds those on remand to the local courts, as well as sentenced prisoners. HMP Lewes holds approximately 659 offenders, these are made up of adult males of all ages, including young adults. The offenders may be sentenced or unsentenced.The three-storey Victorian prison was built in 1853 for just £56,000 and, over time, many original features have been updated. In 2023 HMP Lewes celebrated 170 years since construction was completed.HMP Lewes’s focus is firmly fixed on reducing reoffending and preventing future victims of crime by preparing offenders for their release through accredited intervention programmes, skill and vocational based training and education, in a pro social environment.Courses at HMP Lewes consist of core curriculum including Maths, English, ESOL, Learning Support and much more. HMP Lewes is one of very few prisons that have a neurodiverse wing to cater for neurodiverse offenders.The education delivery hours are Monday to Thursday 9am - 11.30am, 2.00pm - 4.30pm and on Fridays 9am - 10.30am, with staff working on-site 8:15am - 4:45pm each day and 8:15am - 1:15pm on Fridays. Class sizes typically range from 8-12 learners.There is commuter access, limited parking in the prison, with local area parking available.