Music Teacher

Main Responsibilities

Music Teacher

HM Prison Parc, Bridgend

Salary: £26,388.96 - £30,560.55 per annum

Full Time (40 Hours Per Week)

As the world’s leading security solutions group with operations in over 120 countries and more than 625,000 employees worldwide, G4S is a truly unique company. We’re bigger, more diverse and involved in more fascinating, cutting-edge projects than many people would imagine and we now have an opportunity for a Music Teacher to join our team at HMP & YOI Parc, a category B prison, in Bridgend, South Wales, currently holding over 1600 convicted male adult prisoners and remand / convicted young offenders and young people in a secure but modern environment.

A vacancy has arisen for a Music Teacher based at HMP & YOI Parc working with young offenders. Reporting to the Head of YPU Education Young Persons Curriculum Manager, the successful applicant will have a passion for music with a positive and creative attitude towards teaching 15 to 17 yr olds in a challenging environment within the Learning & Skills department.

Responsibilities: 

• You will be expected to train young people on a range of courses related to Music including electronic/computer based software such as Garageband, Logic, Reason and Protools.
• You will also be required to teach a variety of instruments including guitar, keyboard and drums.
• To contribute to the curriculum development in the area of Creative Arts - which will include the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of courses.
• To assist learners in reaching their long term aims, employability, career progression, further education and training and / or to live as independently as possible.
• Contribute to course reviews and the setting, implementation and monitoring of action plans.
• The ability to relate and motivate learners from a variety of backgrounds and employ effective training strategies.
• To take responsibility for the management of the classroom, paying particular regard to the security of tools, including computer equipment and instruments.
• To ensure efficient and effective operation and deployment of resources within your care.
• To be responsible for the monitoring and performance of your learners.
• To keep an individual learning plan for each learner.
• To ensure the programme of learning is appropriate for the needs of the learner.
• To monitor and track learner progress according to the requirements of the awarding body and the Prison.
• To operate effective arrangements for monitoring attendance and retention, including necessary follow-up actions.
• To ensure that all preparation, marking, assessment and moderation is completed promptly and efficiently within agreed timescales.
• To attend meetings of education, vocational teams and other working groups, as appropriate.
• You will be expected to update your skills  and participate in staff development activities.
• To undertake other reasonable duties from time to time, as required by the Young Persona Curriculum Manager and Head of Learning and Skills.
• To undertake all administrative duties related to the monitoring and review systems of the Learning and Skills programme and the prison regime.
• To implement appropriate Health and Safety policies.
• To prepare, review and update regularly, curricular and associated training schemes and materials and also have them available for observations as required.

The Ideal Candidate

Formal Education:      

Relevant professional experience and subject specific qualifications

PGCE or equivalent required

Experience:                 

Experience of working with young people experiencing behavioural problems. 

Experience in a Prison environment.

Personal Qualities

• An enthusiasm for all aspects of education and training with a commitment to the well-being of students.
• Sound interpersonal skills.
• A flexible and responsive attitude.
• An enthusiasm for your subject area.
• An ability and willingness to innovate and demonstrate self-motivation.
• A willingness and ability to be an effective team member.
• A willingness to participate in appropriate staff development activities.
• An ability to manage challenging behaviour.
• An ability to deal with security issues.
• An understanding of the needs of socially excluded young people and adults.
• An awareness of, and commitment to, the promotion of equal opportunities and the recognition of diversity.

At G4S, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and G4S staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care. We are seeking to recruit a caring, pro-active and confident professional to help make a real difference to their lives.

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us. Our benefits are as you would expect from a large global organisation and include a company pension, comprehensive training, career development, generous holiday entitlement, uniform and access to our on-site gym.

Please note that these vacancies are subject to a 10 year checkable history and the strict vetting standards set by G4S and the Secretary of State for the Home Office and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and must have been resident in the UK for a minimum period of 5 years. You will also need to provide full details of your employment and education history for the last 10 years as part of the security screening process for this role.

HMP & YOI Parc is committed to a clean air policy for the wellbeing of its staff, and to protect them from the risks of passive smoking. Our prison is a smoke-free environment, and smoking is not permitted in any area of the establishment. The conveyance of smoking paraphernalia (including tobacco, cigarettes and e-cigarettes) through the Keylock and into the prison will be considered a disciplinary offence under the company’s Disciplinary Policy.