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> Ashford College, part of the East Kent Colleges Group are seeking to appoint a Engineering Supply Lecturer to their approved staffing list.</div> <div/> <div><b>Are you able to make a difference within to your local community?</b></div> <div/> <div>If you're looking for flexible working throughout the week, where you can support students in a college environment, then please read on.</div> <div/> <div>What's more, is that as a group of 6 colleges (Ashford, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone, Sheppey) in East Kent as well as apprentice and adult training units, you can be considered for work in our other environments. This could be a great step towards a career with us as a group. We have a history of our Supply Lecturers being successful in further roles within our group.</div> <div/> <div>As a Supply Lecturer you will;</div> <ul><li>teach, train and assess students in your subject specialism(s)</li> <li>ensure a high-quality learning experience</li> <li>provide support to learners to enable them to achieve their maximum potential</li> </ul><div><i>Please note that our Supply Lecturers are paid £18 per hour worked and if planning and admin is required, a further half an hour may be claimed per hour of teaching. £135 per day is therefore for rate for 5 hours teaching with 2.5 hours of planning and admin.</i></div> <div/> <div><i>A</i><i>ny addition to the approved staffing list is not a guarantee of employment or hours of work. </i><i>Once you have been interviewed and all pre-employment checks are complete, you will then be placed within the supply pool of staff available for temporary work. If we have an opportunity that meets your skill set, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity.</i></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> About You</b></h3><div> Specifically, our Engineering Department in Ashford, is looking for someone with mechanical and machining experience and understanding to deliver to HNC and T Level students.<br/> </div> <div/><div>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/> 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.</div> <div/> <div>We'll consider all applications against the job specification, within the job description for this position. If you do not meet all criteria, please do apply.</div> <div/> <div>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.</div> <div/> <div>If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on <b>jobs at ekcgroup. dot ac dot uk</b></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b> About Us</b></h3> <p><b> Outstanding Ofsted Provider</b><br/> <br/> 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.</p> <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, 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 needs 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>
