From Salon Chair to Classroom Flair – Join EKC Ashford College as a Hairdressing Lecturer! Turn your salon skills into student success stories! Are you a creative, passionate hairdresser ready to take your career in a new direction? Or perhaps you’re already an experienced lecturer looking for an inspiring new challenge? At EKC Ashford College, we’re looking for a dynamic Lecturer of Hairdressing to empower the next generation of stylists and help them shine in the industry. What you’ll do: Teach, train and assess learners across a range of exciting, hands-on learning environments. Inspire students to develop their creativity, confidence and technical ability. Support learners to reach their full potential and celebrate their achievements. Lead and shape the design, delivery and evaluation of engaging study programmes. Be part of a supportive team that values innovation, collaboration and professional growth. Why join EKC Ashford College? Access our Teacher Academy with tailored support, mentoring and digital skills training Inspire future professionals while keeping your passion for hair alive. No teaching qualification? No problem! We’ll provide full training and continuous development. Work in a friendly, creative environment where your ideas are valued. If you've got the flair, creativity and passion to make a real difference - whether you're coming from the salon or the classroom, we'd love to hear from you. Hours per week: 30 Salary: £29,278 up to £32,075 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 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 or school, 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 As a Lecturer of Hairdressing, you’ll play a key role in developing confident, creative and career-ready learners; teaching, training and inspiring them to achieve their very best. What you’ll be doing: Plan, teach and assess engaging, hands-on lessons that bring hairdressing to life. Track student progress, plan interventions and help every learner shine. Deliver a range of programmes and qualifications from Level 1 to Level 3. Build strong relationships with students and colleagues through excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Lead by example, inspiring learners to be industry-ready professionals. What we’re looking for: A highly organised, creative individual with a passion for teaching and learning. Someone with strong class management skills and a supportive, positive approach. Teaching experience or training delivery is ideal but not essential. We’ll support you through our Teacher Academy, offering coaching, digital skills support and full training. Why join EKC Ashford College? Be part of a friendly, innovative and professional team. Gain recognised teaching qualifications while you work. Inspire the next generation - from classic cuts to creative colour. Receive excellent ongoing support and career development. No need to spend hours updating your CV, just click Apply, complete our short form, and you’re all set. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll be in touch after the closing date. For an informal chat or any queries, please email [email protected] we’d love to hear from you. 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 1 st 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.