About The Role

Inspire Progress, Empower Futures: Lead the Way at Folkestone College

Are you passionate about transforming lives through education? As a Lecturer for the Level 1 Progression course at Folkestone College, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the journey of students taking their first steps into further education.

This exciting opportunity calls for a dynamic educator with a deep understanding of diverse learning needs. You’ll design and deliver high-quality, inclusive lessons—tailored to support individual progress—and guide students confidently toward Level 2 programmes.

But your impact won’t stop in the classroom. You’ll lead the development and delivery of a programme centred on volunteering and meaningful stakeholder engagement, building valuable connections across curriculum areas and the wider community.

Your responsibilities will also include the delivery and assessment of a recognised Level 1 qualification, incorporating Functional Skills in Maths and English, ensuring students are equipped with the foundations they need for success.

Note: this role is for 18.5 hours per week with a pro rata salary of £17,365 up to £19,044 per annum.

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

You will be a highly organised and creative individual with a natural flair for building strong relationships—both within the college and across the wider local community. Your ability to network and foster meaningful partnerships will be key in enriching the student experience and enhancing progression opportunities.

In the classroom, you'll deliver engaging, innovative lessons that spark curiosity and encourage active participation. With excellent interpersonal skills, you’ll create a supportive and inclusive learning environment where every student feels valued.

You’ll be confident in assessing and tracking student progress, using this insight to inform lesson planning and personalise learning pathways—ensuring all students develop the essential skills they need to thrive and succeed.

A positive outlook, genuine empathy, and a motivational approach are essential qualities for this role. You’ll inspire learners to aim high, overcome challenges, and celebrate every achievement.

Ideally, you will bring experience from a teaching environment and demonstrate strong classroom management skills that foster respect, focus, and a sense of belonging.

Join us and become a key driver in helping learners unlock their potential and realise their goals.

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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