Barbering Lecturer – Prison Education

Location: HMP Isle of Wight
Salary: Up to £38,144 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: 20 – 37.5 hours per week

Part-Time Option: Monday to Friday mornings delivering Barbering
Full-Time Option: Barbering delivery during mornings, plus Outreach work Monday–Thursday afternoons

Share Your Skills and Change Lives

We're looking for a Barbering Lecturer to join the prison education team at HMP Isle of Wight. This is a unique opportunity to use your industry experience to help learners gain valuable qualifications, confidence, and employability skills that can support positive opportunities in the future.

Whether you're an experienced tutor or a skilled Barber looking to move into education for the first time, we'd love to hear from you. Full training and development can be provided for candidates with the right vocational background.

The Role

As a Barbering Lecturer, you will deliver engaging and practical Barbering sessions to small groups of learners within a prison environment.

You'll support learners throughout their educational journey, helping them develop both technical barbering skills and the confidence needed to progress into employment, training, or further education.

For candidates seeking a full-time role, additional Outreach responsibilities are available. This involves working with learners across the prison, encouraging participation in education and supporting engagement with learning opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Barbering courses and practical workshops to learners.
• Create engaging lesson plans and learning resources.
• Assess learner work and provide constructive feedback.
• Monitor progress and support learners in achieving their goals.
• Maintain accurate learner records and documentation.
• Set and review SMART learner targets.
• Create a positive, inclusive and motivating learning environment.
• Support learners with varying abilities and educational backgrounds.
• Work collaboratively with prison and education staff to achieve positive outcomes.
• Encourage learners to build employability skills, confidence and resilience.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Professional Barbering qualification or substantial industry experience.
• Strong practical barbering skills and current industry knowledge.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate, inspire and engage learners.
• Commitment to helping others achieve their potential.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification such as PGCE, Cert Ed, DTLLS or equivalent.
• Assessing or Internal Quality Assurance qualifications.
• Experience delivering accredited training programmes.
• Previous teaching, mentoring, coaching or training experience.
• Experience working with learners from diverse backgrounds.

Applicants without formal teaching qualifications are encouraged to apply, as training and support can be provided to help you transition into a teaching career.

What's in It for You?

• Salary up to £38,144 per annum.
• Flexible opportunity with part-time and full-time options available.
• 35 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata where applicable).
• Additional company closure days.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Professional development and funded qualifications.
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7.
• Employee wellbeing support.
• Reward and recognition programmes.
• Retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts.

Why Prison Education?

Education plays a crucial role in helping individuals develop new skills, gain qualifications and prepare for future employment. As a Barbering Lecturer, you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference while building a rewarding career within education.

This is a challenging, varied and highly rewarding role where you'll see first-hand the positive impact your teaching can have on learners' lives.

Apply today and help learners develop the skills, confidence and qualifications they need for a brighter future.

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