About The Role
Please note that this role is to cover parental leave until May 2026 for 18.5 hours a week with a pro rata salary from £17,365 up to £19,044
As a Lecturer of Hairdressing at the EKC Group you will teach, train and assess students in a variety of learning environments, ensuring a high-quality learning experience. Your role will also include providing support to learners to enable them to achieve their maximum potential and to lead as appropriate on designated study programmes and/or courses, with a key responsibility for ensuring the design, delivery and evaluation of programme.
We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academywhichincludes digital skills support. So, if you do not have any teaching experience or teacher qualifications but have a passion for sharing your knowledge and would like to be considered for this teaching role please apply.
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of ourbenefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
* Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
* If new to teaching, you will benefit from £7000 investment in your teacher training when you come straight from industry
* Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
* Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
* Generous pension scheme - 28% employer contribution
* Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
* Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
* My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
* Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day
About You
We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual to join our Hairdressing team.
You will be highly organised and creative, with the ability to plan and deliver engaging, innovative, and high-quality lessons that inspire learners. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to assess and track student progress effectively, using this insight to plan timely interventions that help every student reach their full potential.
While previous teaching or training experience is desirable, it’s not essential—we offer full training and support to the right candidate. What’s vital is your industry expertise. You must have solid experience working within the hairdressing sector and hold a Level 3 qualification in Hairdressing.
A positive and empathetic attitude is a must, as well as the ability to manage a classroom and create an inclusive, professional, and purposeful salon learning environment. You will teach across a range of study programmes from Level 1 to Level 3 and will play a key role in motivating and guiding learners to achieve success.
If you're looking to share your industry knowledge and shape the next generation of hair professionals, we’d love to hear from you.
Please contact the Resourcing Team at jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk if you have any queries about this position.
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.Employees can move up the salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete, 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 CollegesGroup 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 thePositive About Disability Awardand are aDisability 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 toCare Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)and to current or previousArmed 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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