Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is 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.
We carry out checks including conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS and obtaining sufficient referencing, to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
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.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities, particularly those currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer, evidenced by our commitment to guaranteeing an interview to all applicants who declare a disability, providing they meet the essential criteria. 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.