About The Role

Build more than trusses - break down fences, build futures....

We’re looking for an experienced Carpenter who’s ready to bring their industry expertise into the workshop at EKC Canterbury College and support the next generation of tradespeople. If you take pride in your craft and want a role where your skills make a real impact, this could be your next step.

What you’ll be doing:

Delivering practical demonstrations and guiding learners through hands-on workshop activities
Teaching the techniques, standards and safe working practices used across the industry
Supporting students as they develop their confidence and competence in carpentry
Sharing your knowledge of real-world site experience to ensure training remains industry-relevant
Encouraging learners and helping them progress toward their qualifications and future careers

What you’ll bring:

Strong, up-to-date experience in carpentry or joinery
Good communication skills and the ability to explain processes clearly
A supportive, professional approach when working with young people
A commitment to helping learners achieve their potential
No prior teaching experience needed, we’ll provide full training and support with our Teacher Academy

Why join us at EKC Canterbury College?

A rewarding role where you can directly influence the future of the trade
A collaborative and supportive team environment
Opportunities to develop your career within education
A well-equipped workshop and a strong focus on high-quality training

If you’re ready to take your skills in a new direction and play a part in developing tomorrow’s carpenters, we’d be happy 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:

Generous and Consistent Holiday Pattern- aligned with our academic calendar
Teacher Training- we support new teachers with a £7000 investment in your training and coaching through our in-house Teaching Academy
Flexible Personal Leave- Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
Exclusive Discounts & Perks- Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes, on-site nursery
Wellbeing and Health Support- Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return-to-work transitions
Competitive Pension Scheme- 28% company contribution
Culture and Recognition- Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030

About You

As a Carpentry Lecturer, you’ll play a key role in developing confident, creative and career-ready learners; teaching, training and inspiring them to achieve their very best.

What you’ll be doing:

Plan, teach and assess engaging, hands-on lessons that bring hairdressing to life.
Track student progress, plan interventions and help every learner shine.
Deliver a range of programmes and qualifications from Level 1 to Level 3.
Build strong relationships with students and colleagues through excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Lead by example, inspiring learners to be industry-ready professionals.

What we’re looking for:

A highly organised, creative individual with a passion for teaching and learning.
Someone with strong class management skills and a supportive, positive approach.
Teaching experience or training delivery is ideal but not essential. We’ll support you through our Teacher Academy, offering coaching, digital skills support and full training.

Why join EKC Canterbury College?

Be part of a friendly, innovative and professional team.
Gain recognised teaching qualifications while you work.
Inspire the next generation - from classic cuts to creative colour.
Receive excellent ongoing support and career development.

No need to spend hours updating your CV, just click Apply, complete our short form, and you’re all set. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll be in touch after the closing date.

For an informal chat or any queries, please email [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. Lecturers will normally move up to the highest salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete. (Lecturers must be in post by 1^st September in any given year to qualify and this is subject to approval). Therefore, internal applicants in the same role 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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