Assistant Manager: Functional Skills
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Assistant Manager: Functional Skills- HMP
Location: the East Midlands
Salary: From £35,000 per annum
About the Role
We are recruiting an Assistant Manager: Functional Skills to join the senior leadership team of a training provider in the justice sector, taking responsibility for the quality and delivery of Functional Skills English and Maths within a prison education setting.
Working closely with the Education Manager, you will lead and develop a team of Functional Skills tutors, ensuring provision is well planned, inclusive and genuinely supports learners progressing towards qualifications, employment and rehabilitation. This is a role for someone who combines strong subject and teaching credentials with the confidence to lead, coach and deputise within a secure environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the Education Manager with day-to-day operations across the Functional Skills curriculum, including learner inductions, allocations and progress tracking.
- Overseeing delivery and continuous improvement of Functional Skills English and Maths, ensuring provision meets awarding body standards.
- Leading quality assurance processes, including observations and learning walks, to drive consistently strong teaching.
- Managing, mentoring and developing tutors through appraisals and tailored support plans.
- Deputising for the Education Manager when required.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- A Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent)
- Level 3 qualifications in both Maths and English, or equivalent
- Proven experience delivering Functional Skills English and/or Maths
- Experience of supporting or managing teaching staff
- Strong communication skills and the resilience to work within a secure environment
Desirable (but not essential):
- An Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification
- Prior experience within prison education, FE or adult learning settings
- Working knowledge of Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework
If you're ready to take the next step into leadership and help shape a Functional Skills curriculum that genuinely changes lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.
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Your Recruitment Consultant
Lauren Main
Associate Recruitment Consultant
Requirements
- Level 5 teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent)
- Level 3 qualifications in both Maths and English
- Proven experience delivering Functional Skills English and/or Maths
- Experience of supporting or managing teaching staff
- Strong communication skills
- Resilience to work within a secure environment
- Enhanced DBS check
- HMPPS security vetting
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- Location: East Midlands
- Sector: Prison Education
- Phase: Prison
- Subject: Functional Skills