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About The Role
Inspire Futures, Lead Learning, Empower Change - Join Us as Programme Director for Health and Social Care / Early Years
Are you ready to shape the next generation of health and childcare professionals? At EKC Folkestone College we're looking for an inspiring Programme Director (Course Leader) for Health and Social Care / Early Years - a role where your teaching expertise and leadership will make a lasting difference.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and qualified lecturer or teacher who thrives on delivering high‑quality learning experiences while helping to steer the curriculum forward.
What you’ll be doing:
* Deliver engaging, inclusive and innovative teaching, learning and assessment.
* Support, guide and inspire students to achieve their full potential.
* Lead and coordinate your delivery team, ensuring all learners receive up‑to‑date and consistent course information.
* Shape and develop a curriculum that meets local and regional skills needs, in collaboration with department leadership.
* Design course activities, resources and handbooks that promote clear understanding of objectives, assessment criteria and progression routes.
As Programme Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our students are fully equipped for success – whether progressing to higher education or entering the workforce.
Join a team that values creativity, innovation and student‑centred learning – and help us unlock potential, transform lives, and build brighter futures.
Hours per week: 22.5
Salary: £25,425 up to £26,823
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 and Consistent Holiday Pattern – aligned with our academic calendar
* Competitive Pension Scheme – 28% employer contribution
* Learning and Development Opportunities – 3‑4 annual paid group development days and bespoke training programmes and strong internal progression – 1 in 3 roles are filled internally
* 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
* Wellbeing and Health Support – Generous sick pay, health checks, free flu jabs, free eye tests, glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return‑to‑work support
* Exclusive Discounts & Perks – Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
* Flexible Personal Leave – Time off for your child's first day at nursery, school or college, moving homes and for interviews
About You
As a Programme Director, you’ll combine your creativity and organisation to plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons that bring your subject to life. You’ll take pride in supporting every student to reach their full potential; tracking progress, planning interventions, and ensuring no learner is left behind.
Beyond the classroom, you’ll provide academic leadership and guidance, shaping the direction of the curriculum and maintaining high standards of teaching, learning and assessment. This is your chance to make a real impact, both on your students and the future of your subject area.
This role is ideal for a qualified teacher or lecturer who’s looking to progress into a senior position. You’ll have the opportunity to design and oversee curriculum provision, build strong relationships with key stakeholders, and contribute to a culture of excellence and innovation.
What we’re looking for:
* Qualified Lecturer or Teacher
* A passion for supporting students to succeed academically and personally
* Strong communication and leadership skills
* A proactive, creative approach to teaching and curriculum design
Ready to take the next step?
You don’t need to spend time updating your CV, simply Apply, complete our short online form, and you can even save your progress as you go.
If you’d like an informal chat about the role or have any questions, email us at [email protected] we’d love to hear from you.
Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Programme Director positions. All candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. Employees can move up the salary scale once you have worked as a Programme Director for our group for one entire academic year, subject to approval. Therefore, internal applicants 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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