About The Role

Lecturer of Engineering (CNC and workshop)– Shaping the Future of Innovation

Inspire the next generation of engineers and help build tomorrow’s solutions today.

As a Lecturer of Engineering (CNC and Workshop) at EKC Dover College, you will deliver engaging, high-quality teaching, training, and assessment across a range of learning environments. You’ll play a key role in guiding learners to reach their full potential, while leading on designated study programmes and ensuring the effective design, delivery, and evaluation of courses.

We welcome both experienced educators and industry professionals ready to take the leap into teaching. Through our Teacher Academy, you’ll receive personalised training, digital skills support, and coaching to develop your teaching career.

In this role, you will:

Teach, train, and assess students across a variety of engineering disciplines.
Inspire and support learners to achieve their goals and progress into further study or employment.
Lead on designated programmes, taking responsibility for curriculum design and evaluation.
Bring your industry knowledge to life in the classroom, making learning relevant and inspiring.
Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain the highest standards of learning.

We’re looking for someone who:

Has relevant engineering knowledge and industry experience.
Can bring energy, creativity, and enthusiasm into the learning environment.
Is passionate about developing future engineering talent.
Has (or is willing to work towards) teaching qualifications with our full support.

If you’re ready to turn your engineering expertise into inspiration for the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.

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
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 bring organisation, creativity, and enthusiasm to the role, planning and delivering engaging, innovative lessons that inspire learners to succeed. You’ll also assess and track student progress, using this to plan targeted interventions and ensure every student develops the skills they need for their future.

In this role, you will:

Plan, teach, and assess creative and high-quality lessons across a range of study programmes (Level 1–Level 3).
Track and monitor learner progress, implementing interventions where needed to maximise achievement.
Motivate and inspire students to reach their full potential.
Create an inclusive and supportive learning environment that fosters success for all.
Apply strong class management skills to maintain a positive and productive atmosphere.

What we’re looking for:

Experience in teaching or delivering workplace training (desirable, but not essential – full training will be provided).
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships with learners.
A positive, empathetic approach with the drive to support every learner’s journey.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to work creatively and flexibly.

Ready to apply?

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.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [email protected]

Additional information:

Two salary scale points are available for our Lecturer positions. All candidates start at the introductory point unless certain criteria are met.
Lecturers typically move to the higher scale after completing one full academic year with the group (must be in post by 1 September; subject to approval).

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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