About The Role
Turn your trade into a teaching career at EKC Group.
Are you an experienced electrician with a passion for sharing your skills? At East Kent Colleges Group, you’ll use your expertise to change lives by teaching and training serving prisoners, giving them the skills and confidence to build brighter futures.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Teaching, training and assessing learners in Electrical Installations (Level 2 and above).
* Delivering to serving Cat D prisoners released on temporary licence from Standford Hill Prison.
* Supporting learners to develop industry skills that can transform their opportunities after release.
* Designing, delivering and evaluating engaging study programmes.
* Inspiring students through your industry knowledge and experience.
Why join the Group?
* Based at Eastchurch, Sheppey delivering the Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations.
* A role with real social impact – help learners gain skills that support rehabilitation and employment.
* Full training and coaching provided through our Teacher Academy - ideal if you’re new to teaching.
* Ongoing professional development, including digital skills support.
* The change to power up your own career while inspiring others.
Who We\'re Looking For
* Qualified electrician with solid knowledge of Level 2 Electrical Installations (and above).
* Strong communicator, able to motivate and engage learners from diverse backgrounds.
* No teaching qualification required - just your expertise, patience and passion to share.
Benefits
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
* Generous Holiday - 42 days per year + bank holidays
* Teacher Training - we support new teachers with a £7000 investment in your training and coaching through our in-house Teaching Academy
* Flexible Personal Leave - Time off for your child's first day at nursery, school or college, moving homes and for interviews
* Exclusive Discounts & Perks - Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
* Wellbeing and Health Support - Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return-to-work transitions
* Competitive Pension Scheme - 28% company contribution
* Culture and Recognition - Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030
About You
You will be:
* Highly organised and creative, able to plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons.
* Skilled in using strong interpersonal skills to inspire and connect with learners.
* Confident in assessing, tracking and planning interventions to ensure every student achieves their potential.
* Able to maintain positive classroom management and create an inclusive, supportive learning environment.
* Motivated to teach and support a range of study programmes from Level 1 to Level 2, helping learners succeed in their qualifications.
Ideally, You Will
* Have experience of teaching or delivering training in the workplace (though this isn’t essential).
* Bring a positive outlook, empathy, and resilience to support and motivate learners effectively.
* Be eager to develop as a teacher – full training and support will be provided for the successful applicant.
Ready to apply?
No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.
If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us at jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk
Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Lecturer positions. All candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. Lecturers will normally move up to the highest salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete. (Lecturers must be in post by 1st September in any given year to qualify and this is subject to approval). Therefore, internal applicants in the same role may qualify for the higher salary scale, although should seek clarification
About Us
Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be 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 and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.
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.
As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.
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.
If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.
We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a 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 positions 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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