Assistant Manager: Education

Job Title: Assistant Education Manager- HMP

Location: Rugby

Salary: From -35,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Are you an experienced educator and staff manager ready to take the next step into operational leadership? Do you want to lead a team where your management directly drives social rehabilitation and changes lives?

We are recruiting for a motivated and driven Assistant Education Manager to join the senior management team within a secure adult environment. Supporting the Education Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping curriculum delivery, managing diverse vocational and academic subject areas (including Motor Mechanics, Art, Painting & Decorating, Music, and Media), and ensuring learners receive an outstanding education that unlocks future employability.

• Operational Leadership: Support the Education Manager in overseeing day-to-day department operations, managing learner inductions, and deputising for the manager when required.

• Curriculum & Performance: Drive regional recruitment, retention, and student achievement targets. Set clear staff KPIs and align the curriculum with real-world employer needs.

• Quality Assurance: Lead on continuous improvement by managing internal and external quality assurance (IQA/EQA) processes, conducting learning walks, and contributing to the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).

• People Management: Manage, mentor, and support teaching and support staff through formal appraisals, probation reviews, and structured CPD programmes.

• Compliance & Delivery: Ensure all educational delivery aligns strictly with Ofsted''s Education Inspection Framework (EIF), Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data standards, and security compliance. You will also step in to deliver teaching sessions or cover classes where required.

• Qualifications: A Level 5 teaching qualification (or above) and Level 3 qualifications in both English and Maths are essential. An Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification is required (or a willingness to achieve one quickly).

• Leadership Experience: Significant teaching experience combined with a proven track record of managing staff, leading curriculum delivery, and driving performance improvements.

• Sector Knowledge: A thorough working knowledge of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) and a deep commitment to reducing reoffending through education.

• Desirable Criteria: A Level 5 Operations or Departmental Manager qualification and prior leadership experience within a prison education or adult learning setting are highly advantageous.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn''t quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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Because education matters.

- Dovetail and Slate Limited.

Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited ((phone number removed)) acts as an Employment Agency.