About The Role

Inspire. Build. Lead.

Shape the future of Engineering and Construction at EKC Sheppey College.

As a Lecturer of Engineering and Construction at EKC Sheppey College, you won’t just teach — you’ll ignite potential. You’ll deliver engaging, hands-on training and assessment across a range of learning environments, ensuring every student receives a first-class learning experience.

You'll play a vital role in guiding learners to success, helping them unlock their full potential through expert support, mentorship, and innovative teaching. As a key leader in your area, you’ll take charge of specific study programmes or courses — designing, delivering, and continuously refining them to meet the evolving needs of the industry and our students.

Join us in building the next generation of skilled professionals — one lesson at a time.

We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academy which includes 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 our benefits 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

Are you ready to empower learners and make a real impact in the world of engineering and construction? We're looking for a highly organised, creative, and passionate individual who brings energy and creativity to a fast-paced classroom

As a Lecturer, you’ll be at the heart of delivering engaging, innovative lessons that bring industry knowledge to life. Your ability to build connections, track student progress, and support individual development will be key to ensuring every learner achieves their full potential.

What you’ll bring:

A creative approach to teaching, with the ability to plan and deliver exciting, hands-on lessons
Excellent interpersonal and class management skills
A sharp eye for detail when assessing, tracking, and planning interventions to support student success
A positive, empathetic attitude and a commitment to inclusive learning

Ideally, you will also have:

Experience in teaching or delivering training in the workplace (though this isn’t essential — we offer full training and support for the right candidate!)
Confidence to work across a range of study programmes and levels, from Level 1 to Level 3

Your teaching focus will include:

Engineering, Carpentry, and the Built Environment
Working with both 16–18-year-old students and our Junior College learners as part of our new Engineering provision
Collaborating with the Engineering and Technical Industries team, with potential to support Carpentry or Multi-Trades teaching

At EKC Sheppey College, you’ll be part of a supportive team committed to high-quality education, industry relevance, and student success. Whether you’re an experienced educator or a skilled industry professional ready to transition into teaching — we’d love to hear from you.

Please contact the Resourcing Team at [email protected] 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 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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