HOFS: Learning, Skills & Employment Wales Part Time (Ref: 22692)

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Overview of the job

This is a functional management job in an establishment.

Summary

The job holder will be fully accountable for the delivery, quality and performance of the Learning, Skills and Employment Function in Welsh establishments where education provision is provided in house. As a senior management team (SMT) member, will contribute to the strategic planning and implementation of corporate activities.

This is a non-rotational, non-operational job with line management

responsibilities. Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Ensure managers and staff within the Function provide a respectful, safe, decent environment for prisoners and staff.
• Accountable for the performance of the Function and the staff within it. Manage the achievement of qualitative and quantative standards including Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) within the Function, verifying and signing off documentation as appropriate. Analyse and act upon data which is relevant to your Function.
• Accountable for undertaking strategic planning of curriculum to meet learner and employer needs.
• Accountable for leading on the curriculum development and external quality review for the establishment.
• Responsible for ensuring that the delivery of activities and learning is in accordance with Welsh Government standards, and that qualifications fit with the Qualification Credit Framework (QCF).
• Responsible for contributing to reducing reoffending by maximising opportunities for prisoners to access education whilst in custody and find sustainable employment on release.
• Accountable for managing, promoting, developing and coordination of learning and skills activity, (including education, vocational training, physical education, library provision) in order to provide a comprehensive and coherent learning and skills programme for prisoners.
• Responsible for ensuring that the defined protocols for the management of Open University, distance learning, and Higher Education and Further Education opportunities, both internally and externally, are in line with national policy.
• Manage the annual re-evaluation of the full curriculum offered within the establishment i.e. reviews courses, providers, delivery methods and the provision of ongoing support for education within the establishment.
• Act as nominee for OFSTED (The Office for Standards in Education) inspections for educational delivery and be part of the assessment team.
• Accountable for planning and coordinating the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) and all other types of learning to form a learner journey from reception to release.
• Responsible for managing the administration of distance learning, further education and Open University and monitoring

the quality assurance of prisoners managing their own Individual Learning Plan (ILP).

• Accountable for implementing effective teaching strategies on a variety of courses and programmes.
• Deliver teaching strategies using a variety of teaching methodologies to accommodate different levels of ability and the demands of different curricular areas and activities.
• Responsible for preparing and updating course content and materials and assignments to ensure relevance in the learning situation and curriculum initiatives.
• Assess and evaluate learner progress and course work and provide constructive feedback and guidance to encourage learning and improve the quality of the learning experience for learners.

Undertake other management tasks including:

• Promote Prison Service policy in all activities and behaviours

e.g. promote diversity, decency, safety and reducing reoffending agendas.

• Review open Assessment Care in Custody teamwork (ACCT) as and when required in line with audit baselines.
• Provide leadership and management of the Function. Will have the skills to apply all Human Resources (HR) related policies and practices and be able to carry out all aspects of people management such as Attendance Management, Disciplinary Investigations, Performance Management and Staff Appraisals.
• Manage Prisoners Complaints Process within the Function.
• Responsible for ensuring all litigation claims relevant to the area have been dealt with in accordance with policy.
• Oversee the compilation and regular progress reporting of performance improvement programmes.
• Manage the appropriate authorisation of Financial Compliance Statements.
• Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined in the budget delegation.
• Ensure that the Function produces and analyses audit and establishment performance management information identifying variances and areas requiring improvements.
• Contribute to the establishment’s overall achievement of (SDIs) and standards and be accountable for the performance and delivery of targets relating to the budget; People Plan for the Function.
• Accountable for all local and national policies relating to the Function, and ensure procedures implemented are compliant, including the development of new policies.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the medium-tolong term strategic and business plan for the establishment, with overall responsibility for implementation within their Function.
• Attend relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute either as chair or team member.
• Responsible for ensuring the defined work areas and associated activities comply with Health and Safety legislation. Ensure all risk assessments are undertaken and staff are made aware of their personal responsibility towards Health and Safety compliance.
• Work collaboratively and provide constructive challenge to colleagues to ensure that their own and other Functions are joined up and together contribute towards the overall delivery of the establishment’s performance.
• Contribute to the preparation of the establishment contingency and emergency plans and ensure implementation when required.
• Ensure the effective use of staff resources and the provision of training and annual leave opportunities.
• Produce relevant reports as required and ensure that the response to all correspondence are within agreed timescales.
• Carry out investigations and administration in relation to incidents of potential discrimination and report on findings.
• Accountable for ensuring actions arising from Standard Audit,

His Majesty Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) Action Plans and

Managing Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) surveys, including local Self Audit action plans and Resettlement strategies, are delivered.

• Deliver and implement projects as directed by the Governor.
• Actively encourage staff engagement within the Function to ensure objectives are met.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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