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We are currently recruiting an Assistant Manager – Quality Specialist based on-site at HMP Onley.The Assistant Manager will support the Education Manager with effective management of the curriculum, ensuring needs of learners and employers are met, including delivery of Functional Skills, Personal & Social Development, and work-based programmes.
You will drive the site’s quality performance and improvements to provision in all subject areas (including functional skills), champion excellence in teaching, learning, assessment, and behaviour management strategies relevant to the custodial setting and promote corporate values and procedures in all aspects of teaching and learning. The Assistant Manager – Quality Specialist will line manage the roles of Neurodiversity/Reading Specialist.
You will lead on quality assurance and improvement, developing and encouraging an innovative and problem-solving approach to the work of the tutors to raise standards and meet challenging targets in line with performance indicators.
You should be motivated to inspire along with a passion for what you do. You will need to hold a relevant first degree &/ professional qualification along with a teaching qualification and significant teaching experience.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure that the Quality Cycle is effectively driven through the department, as the quality leading member of management.
* Support and have line management responsibility for the Neurodiversity/Reading Specialist and or Inclusion Support Coordinator roles, who are working collaboratively in the department to provide support to learners with neurodiverse and inclusion needs including those with disabilities.
* Plan and lead on the annual lesson and blended learning observation cycle with fellow observers, coordinate deep dives and learning walks, notifying staff; production of the report and action plan and feedback to staff.
* Coach and support teachers to develop and improve in their teaching practice, ensuring that resulting teaching and learning action plans are achieved and effective.
* Plan thematic deep dives and learning walks throughout the year, in response to self-assessment, teaching, learning and assessment checks, IQA/EQA visits and with a particular focus on progressing and completing HMIP/Ofsted Inspection actions.
* Coordinate and deliver local CPD resulting from deep dives, learning walks and trends from lesson observations, probationary reviews, and Great Conversations.
* Ensure Neurodiversity and Reading Specialists and ISC’s fulfil the duties within the C16 schedule to include regular detailed screening, evidencing of support for Tier 3 learners and reviewing support plans on a monthly basis.
* Ensure Neurodiversity and Reading Specialists fulfil their duties for reading to include screening and delivering intervention for support using That Reading Thing and other resources.
* Provide teaching cover in the department were absolute necessary.
* Induct new teaching staff into the department, providing a mentoring role.
* Ensure that there is an effective and realistic learner engagement strategy for the year and monitor implementation.
* Update the quality toolkit on a regular basis, submitting centrally monthly, and using the tool to report upwards and share relevant information on the quality cycle within the establishment.
* Undertake quality assurance on quality of teaching, neurodiversity and reading processes.
* Monitor and coordinate the IQA and EQA schedule, carry out the IQA role where required and support teams.
* Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all learners, celebrating diversity, and ensuring the implementation of equal opportunities.
* Share best practice and standardise own practice with fellow Assistant Managers – attend all Quality bimonthly meetings and cascade CPD and information to all teachers from the event.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications:
Essential:
* Level 5 or above Teaching Qualification.
Desirable:
* English or Maths expertise/specialism – a minimum of Level 3
* Grade 1 Lesson Observation within the last year (evidence required)
* Experience of coaching teachers to develop their own teaching practice
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
* Evidence of continuous professional development together with the ability to develop and manage an achievement-focussed team.
* A creative and flexible approach towards achieving objectives and deadlines.
* Persuasive and supportive leadership and staff management skills.
* The ability to identify and implement continuous improvements to the curriculum in line with the needs and demands of learners and employers.
* An innovative approach and initiative-taking style together with advanced communication skills and the natural ability to influence others.
* A commitment to the Reduction of Re-Offending through Education and Skills.
* Clear understanding of the OFSTED framework (EIF) with the ability to meet all standards.
Company Benefits:
30 days annual leave.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Access to online wellbeing centre.
Enhanced Wedding leave.
A paid volunteering day each year.
Enhanced Maternity scheme.
Refer a Friend reward scheme.
Holiday purchase scheme.
Pension scheme.
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