Vocational Curriculum Manager

As the Vocational Curriculum Manager, you will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of our vocational training programs within the prison education system. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in vocational education, a passion for rehabilitation through skills development, and an understanding of the unique challenges faced by learners in prison. The Vocational Curriculum Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring our curriculum meets industry standards, aligns with employment opportunities, and addresses the needs of our learners. This role will be accountable to the Education DSM for the effective management of the vocational curriculum and to take the establishment lead for quality assurance and improvement within your curriculum area.

The role:

Curriculum Development: Design and develop comprehensive vocational training programs that cover a range of trades and skills, ensuring they are relevant, engaging, and tailored to the needs of the prison population.

Quality Assurance: Implement and maintain rigorous quality assurance processes to ensure high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment. Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the vocational programs and make necessary adjustments.

Team Leadership: Lead, support, and mentor a team of vocational tutors and instructors, providing guidance, training, and professional development opportunities. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment.

Compliance and Standards: Ensure all vocational programs comply with relevant regulatory and awarding body requirements. To be responsible for the high standard and timely completion of all internal verification and moderation processes within vocational training, working with, trainer’s assessors, IQAs, EQAs and Awarding Organisations.

Learner Support: Develop and implement strategies to support learners with varying abilities and backgrounds, including those with additional learning needs, ensuring starting points are used. Promote an inclusive and supportive learning environment within the prison setting.

What We're Looking For:

A relevant first degree and/or professional qualification and a teaching qualification.

Persuasive and supportive leadership and staff management skills.

Strong knowledge of vocational education standards and assessment requirements.

A commitment to the Reduction of Re-Offending through Education and Skills

For full details of the role and the complete person specification, please review the Job Description. Apply now and make a real difference from the start!

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.

We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.

To put it simply, we:

Support people to find and keep jobs

Help people to set up their own businesses

Deliver skills training to further people’s careers

Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce

Rehabilitate people with convictions

Tackle the root causes of offending

Help people to live independently

Support carers

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.