About The Role
It can be daunting to start thinking about starting a career after university, but it doesnt have to be. The EKCs graduate scheme offers a variety of innovative opportunities to work while you learn, without any need for prior work experience.
We offer a number of Graduate Schemes: Lecturer, A-Level Teacher, Apprenticeship Trainer. Working in education has the unmatched reward of contributing to your community by supporting young people train in their chosen field, through imparting your newly gained skills to the next generation through teaching and assessing.
We’ll fully fund your teacher or assessor training alongside your work, so theres no need to worry about any further student loans. You can select your subject or industry specialism, and within your registration, you can choose more than one depending on your skills and experience.
Most importantly, you’ll gain industry experience with one of our partner organisations in your chosen sector. Specialists from our partner organisations are not only willing to offer placements to enhance your experience for future opportunities, but insist that holding Teacher and Assessor Qualifications gives an advantage to candidates entering the sectors.
Benefits
* Generous Annual Leave - 28 days FTE per annum
* Learning and Development Opportunities - 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke programmes, internal progression
* Exclusive Discounts & Perks - restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts, car leasing and tech schemes
* Flexible Personal Leave - time off for child’s first day at nursery, school or college, moving homes and for interviews
* Wellbeing and Health Support - generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College
* Culture and Recognition - Community Days, staff celebration day, eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to net‑zero by 2030
* Competitive Pension Scheme - 18%
Registrations can start immediately.
About You
Our Graduate Scheme registration is now open to those currently studying or who have recently finished their course in Higher Education. You don’t have to wait for your last year of study to apply.
About Us
Outstanding Ofsted Provider– East Kent Colleges Group is the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group.
Commitment to Safeguarding– We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.
We carry out checks including conviction/caution self‑declaration, Enhanced DBS and obtaining sufficient referencing, to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion– East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer, evidenced by our commitment to guaranteeing an interview to all applicants who declare a disability, providing they meet the essential criteria. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to health needs or disability.
Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the position’s essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.
We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.
We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in‑house recruitment team.
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