Reading Specialist - Prison Education
Protocol
- Oakham, Rutland
- £28,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To conduct reading screeners with prisoners.
- To develop and implement reading interventions for individuals or groups of prisoners using That Reading Thing or equivalent phonics intervention programmes.
- Write and update reading profiles for all prisoners that complete a reading screener.
- Monitor and report on reading progress of prisoners monthly following screening, intervention and re-screening.
- Develop resources to help support prisoners with low level reading ability.
- Collaborate with education and prison staff to ensure a holistic approach in supporting prisoners with emerging reading needs.
- Deliver creative support for emerging readers to enable prisoners to make progress and be inspired to read. This may include setting up an emergent reading group.
- Assist management in promoting a “reading for pleasure” culture within the education and the wider prison community.
- Co-ordinate reading peer mentors to ensure they are effective in their role by allocating caseload for prisoners in residential, workplace and education areas.
- Lead on reading initiatives within Education.
- Deliver training and guidance to staff in relation to reading and phonics.
- Utilise technology to promote reading strategies which will support emergent readers.
- Assist in the prisoner’s journey by uploading and sharing reading profiles through Virtual Campus (VC2).
- Further develop your knowledge with reading by engaging with CPD provided by PeoplePlus and other agencies.
- Work with a range of partnership with reading partners such as Shannon Trust.
- Complying with the security requirements of HM Prison Services at all times.
- Promoting the inclusion and acceptance of all learners, celebrating diversity, and ensuring the implementation of equal opportunities.
- Promote community values with learners which demonstrates tolerance, community, and respect.
- Collaboratively manage the behaviour of the learners, promoting and maintaining a safe and secure learning environment.
- Deliver any other directed reading activities at site level.
- Have a good basic general education including GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English at Grade C.
- To hold or be willing to work towards training in providing phonics interventions to adults.
- Have experience of working in a learning environment.
- Have well-developed interpersonal skills in relating to prison staff and in working with students who may have little experience of education and training.
- To be able to manage a caseload of learners with reading needs.
- Knowledge of neurodiverse needs which may affect reading ability.
- Knowledge of phonics based teaching methods.
- Sensitive to the complexities of prisons or closed institutions and have the ability to work positively.
- Ability to work in a team and with an understanding of equal opportunities
- Ability to motivate
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