Head of Education

Do you have experience of managing a large team of Education staff? Do you want to help transform lives in a brand new, custom made education environment? Do you have experience in Prison Education or would you consider the unique challenge of Prison Education?

Restart, part of the Weston College Group, has secured a long-term education contract at HMP Five Wells, located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and we are seeking to recruit an outstanding and highly motivated Head of Education.

Reporting to the Contracts and Business Development Director, the Head of Education will be responsible for managing successful delivery of the planned curriculum and all contract requirements at HMP Five Wells. This will involve the mobilisation, recruitment, and management of a new team of teaching and administrative staff, ensuring the continued development of the quality of teaching, learning and assessment and successfully maintaining a range of partnerships within a custodial setting.

Whilst your place of work will be HMP Five Wells, this role may require you to travel to the Restart Head Office in Weston-super-Mare for meetings, or elsewhere regionally as directed.

Benefits

As a Weston College Group employee, you will have access to an extensive range of benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement;
• Structured career progression and training & development opportunities;
• hub, providing well-being support for all;
• A staff welfare officer;
• Enrolment into the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) with generous employer contributions;

About HMP Five Wells

In partnership with G4S, RESTART (part of the Weston College Group) has been awarded the prestigious contract to establish the education department in the newly built state-of-the-art prison, HMP Five Wells. RESTART provides exceptional opportunities for residents to gain nationally recognised qualifications, in preparation for securing purposeful employment upon release.

HMP Five Wells is a privately run category C men's prison located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. At full capacity the prison can house 1,680 residents, making it one of the largest prisons in the UK.

The education department offers a range of Academic, Vocational and Creative courses to support residents with their future career aspirations.

Weston College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS and obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role.

Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.