WHAT WE OFFER
- Flexibility & work/life balance - we offer the opportunity for a full-time or part-time arrangement (3 to 5 days per week).
- A positive work environment, where your students are genuinely passionate about learning.
- Working in a supportive team environment with other Educators and the Resettlement & Reintegration Manager.
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Our education team are motivated by the enjoyment and sense of satisfaction in this rewarding role, seeing prisoners' progression through achieving their personal goals.
Reporting to the Resettlement & Reintegration Manager (Allan), the Education Coordinator is responsible for the co-ordination, delivery, and assessment of education services to prisoners. This includes basic numeracy and literacy, TAFE, and Vocational Education and Training. We are seeking someone with current or recent experience teaching literacy and numeracy in an adult learning environment, with a Cert IV in Training & Assessing.
The core responsibilities of this role are to:
- Co-ordinate the delivery of a range of educational programs to prisoners in conjunction with external education providers, teaching those with different levels of education.
- Facilitate and coordinate the delivery of on campus and off-campus, external, distance, and computer-based learning programs, including business studies.
- Supervise and monitor the progress of those prisoners participating in the ‘paid education' work program.
- Conduct literacy and numeracy assessments (NLERDT tests) on prisoners.
- Develop resources to be used for literacy, numeracy, and business studies.
- Deliver in-house Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Food Safety programs.
- Fully vaccinated (2 doses) against Covid-19.
- A current Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE).
- Current or recent experience teaching Literacy and Numeracy in an adult learning environment.
- High-level written and verbal communication skills.
- A tertiary qualification in Education.
- Experience teaching business studies.
G4S has operated Mount Gambier Prison (MGP) end-to-end since 1995, as a low to medium security campus style prison. Providing various work and education programs to male prisoners, our aim is to rehabilitate offenders and reduce re-offending. Accommodating 652 prisoners, our team at Mount Gambier Prison delivers safety, security, and respect for all prisoners in custody. There are numerous roles and opportunities for career development within the prison - with positions ranging from Correctional Officers, Industries Supervisors, Education Coordinators, Case Management Coordinators, Recreation Officers, Operational Support Officers, Management Roles, and Administration positions.
ABOUT MOUNT GAMBIER
Mount Gambier is a vibrant city in South Australia on the Limestone Coast, almost halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne and is the second largest city in South Australia with almost 30,000 residents. Locals praise the ease of access to everything within a 10-minute drive, the various sporting clubs, the great cafes and restaurants, the peace of the area, and the strong sense of community. Blessed with caves, sinkholes that have become gardens, and old volcanic craters - there are many beautiful natural sites in Mount Gambier such as The Blue Lake, the Little Blue Lake, Umpherston Sinkhole, Engelbrecht Cave, and Centenary Tower. Mount Gambier is also a gateway to nearby coastal areas such as Robe, and world-class wine destinations like Coonawarra.
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