About The Role

Spark the Future – Inspire the Next Generation of Electricians
Join East Kent Colleges Group as a Lecturer of Electrical Installations

Have you got industry experience as an electrician? Maybe you’ve trained apprentices or supported colleagues on the job?

Have you ever considered a rewarding career in teaching?
You don’t need a teaching qualification to get started at EKC – just the drive to inspire and the knowledge to share.

If you're looking for:

A meaningful role where you can shape future talent,
A genuinely caring and supportive workplace,
An employer that values your wellbeing and development –

Then this could be your next step.

As a Lecturer of Electrical Installations, you will:

Prepare and deliver engaging lessons to inspire and educate learners.
Encourage and support students to achieve their full potential.
Provide clear, constructive feedback to aid learner development.
Train and assess learners in both theory and practical elements.
Create a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment.

We’re proud of the training and mentoring offered through our Teacher Academy including:

Support for digital teaching skills
Ongoing coaching and CPD opportunities
A clear pathway to achieve formal teaching qualifications

Whether you're new to teaching or ready for your next chapter, we welcome passionate industry professionals who want to make a real difference.

Apply today and help us power up the next generation of electricians.

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
Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day

About You

What are we looking for?

We're seeking a motivated and passionate individual with the drive to share their industry expertise and help shape the electricians of tomorrow. Whether you're an experienced teacher or new to the classroom, if you're enthusiastic about developing others, we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for someone who is:

Highly organised and efficient
Able to plan and deliver creative, engaging lessons
Equipped with up-to-date industry knowledge and hands-on experience
A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
Committed to helping students develop the skills they need to succeed

Ideally, you'll have experience teaching or delivering training in the workplace – but this isn’t essential. We offer full training and support for the right candidate, including access to our dedicated Teacher Academy.

You’ll need to bring:

A positive, enthusiastic attitude
Empathy and understanding towards learners
Strong classroom management and the ability to motivate others

The successful candidate will teach a range of study programmes and/or courses from Level 1 to Level 3, supporting learners to achieve their full potential and succeed in their chosen path.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the Resourcing Team at [email protected] – we’d love to hear from you.

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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