Activities Unit Manager (AUM): Neurodiversity Support Manager - HMP Holme House (Ref: 6384)

This position is based at HM PRISON HOLME HOUSE STOCKTON-ON-TEES, TS18 2QU.

The post holder will be responsible for leading on support for prison residents with needs arising from neurodivergence. Developing and implementing, through close collaboration with stakeholders, a “whole system” principle is of paramount importance, with the focus firmly on supporting individuals to achieve and progress through Education, Skill and Work pathways throughout their sentence. The Neurodiversity Support Manager (NSM) will liaise with the Learning and Skills Manager (LSM) and the education provider to ensure prisoners are supported, whether engaged with education or not, and that they continue to be supported in the community, including by the probation teams.

The post holder will provide support and guidance to ensure that all staff and stakeholders share the same vision and ethos of Neurodiversity. The post holder will ensure that actions across education, skills and work (ESW) within their prison support a whole prison improvement approach which supports wider improvements across the estate. This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

• Focus on improving and ensuring that the quality of neurodiversity support and provision across ESW is at least good and moving towards outstanding.
• Develop and maintain Neurodiversity needs strategy for the prison, incorporating and working with key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain the systems and structures to ensure that delivery of all Education, Skills and Work activity is appropriate to all cohorts.
• Manage the collection and collating Neurodivergent data at local level.
• Track the progress of prisoners with neurodiversity in education, learning and work.
• Case manage prisoners who require additional support to ensure it is both appropriate and helpful.
• Ensure that the needs of neurodiverse prisoners are considered in terms of availability of activities, appropriate adaptations and reasonable adjustment as required.
• Raise awareness of Neurodiversity in the prison.

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.

Essential Experience

• Experience of operating in a specialist neurodiversity role.
• Experience of working within the Special Educational Needs / Additional Learning Needs and Disabilities field.
• Detailed knowledge of OFSTED/Estyn’s EIF (Education Inspection Framework) and further education and skills criteria.
• Substantial teaching experience that has developed a range of strategies for developing accessible and appropriate resources.
• History of developing highly effective partnerships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of setting goals and achieving targets.
• Experience of implementing change, preferably within an educational setting.

Technical Requirements

Essential Qualifications:

• PGCE, Cert Ed or Level 5 in Education and Training.
• Level 4 Certificate in Supporting the learning of learners with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)/ Additional Learning Needs (ALN).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Level 4 TAQA qualifications in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes or equivalent.
• Level 7 Diploma in Assessing and Teaching Learners with Dyslexia, Specific Learning Differences and Barriers to Literacy.

Ability

• Strong written and excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and use of the Microsoft suite of packages particularly Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.

Behaviours

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £38,272, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £11,087 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Access to learning and development, a working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance, and a working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.