Part Time Lecturer: Life skills and Progression - HMP Long Lartin


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Milton Keynes, MK6 5LP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Oct 2026
Closing date:	5 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a Life Skills and Progression lecturer to join the prison-based education team at HMP Long Lartin for 2 days a week (Wednesday & Thursday).

The suitable candidate will be delivering courses across multiple levels from Entry 3 to level 3 and covering subjects such as Peer mentoring, Education and Training, Health and Wellbeing and Financial Awareness.

We are seeking a creative and inspiring tutor who can deliver engaging classes to learners who are based within prison and have struggled to engage with courses in the past. As a lecturer, you will be supporting learners to progress and achieve courses and qualifications and to inspire them to take up further education and employment opportunities within the prison. You will not only help them to achieve qualifications but also gain confidence and skills they can apply to employment upon release, or to other areas within education or the prison.

MK College Group works to reduce re-offending by providing learners with opportunities to learn and develop skills. We would like you to be part of the learner’s journey, providing them with a positive learning experience. HMP Elmley is a local remand prison for adult males with a vibrant and inspiring education department and team supporting learners to engage and succeed in learning.

If you are as passionate as we are about reducing re-offending and ensuring learners have a positive learning experience, this is a fantastic opportunity for you!

What the college offers its staff

OUR BENEFITS

• 35 days annual leave

• 3 additional company closure days during the festive season

• Birthday off

• UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)

• Generous Pension Scheme

• Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications.

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year

• A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card, Blue Light Card and our reward and recognition platform

• Employee wellbeing platform

• Access to a variety of EDIB related Employee Networks

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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