Job Description
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About The Role</b></h3><div> As a Lecturer of Carpentry at 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.</div> <div><br/> We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academy. 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.</div> <div/> <div><div>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:</div> <div><ul><li>Competitive salary and holiday entitlement</li> <li>If new to teaching, you will benefit from £7000 investment in your teacher training when you come straight from industry</li> <li>Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)</li> <li>Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes</li> <li>Generous pension scheme - 28% employer contribution</li> <li>Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero</li> <li>Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews</li> <li>My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work</li> <li>Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day</li> </ul></div></div><div/><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About You</b></h3><div> <p> The ideal candidate will be highly organised, creative and be able to plan and teach engaging and innovative lessons with demonstrated interpersonal skills. Assessing and tracking student progress, to further plan intervention this will be a vital part of the role and ensuring all students develop the skills they need to succeed.<br/> <br/> Ideally you will have experience of teaching or have delivered training in the workplace although this isn't essential, as training will be offered to the successful applicant. You must have a positive outlook, be empathetic towards learners and have strong class management skills.<br/> <br/> The successful candidate will be able to teach a range of designated study programs and/ or courses from Level 1 up to Level 3, and will be able to motivate learners to achieve and succeed on their programmes of study</p></div><br/> <div/> <div>Please contact the Resourcing Team at <b>jobs at ekcgroup. dot ac dot uk</b> if you have any queries about this position.</div> <div/> <div><i>Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Lecturer positions. A</i><i>ll candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. </i><i>Employees can move up the salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete, subject to approval. </i><i>Therefore, internal applicants may qualify for the higher salary scale, although should seek clarification.</i></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> About Us</b></h3><p><b> Commitment to Safeguarding</b><br/> <br/> 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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p> <p> 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.</p> <p> <b>Commitment to Equality,</b><b> Diversity and Inclusion</b><br/> <br/> 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. </p><p>We are proud to hold the <b>Positive About Disability Award</b> and are a <b>Disability Confident Employer</b>. 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 need or disability. </p><p>Similarly, we have a commitment to <b>Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)</b> and to current or previous <b>Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge)</b> with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.</p> <p> We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.</p> <p> We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.</p></div></body></html>
