About The Role

Time to stop fixing leaks and start plugging the skills gap.

Are you a skilled plumber or heating engineer looking for a new way to use your expertise? Join EKC Group as a Plumbing & Heating Lecturer at the Plumbing and Electrical Centre in Ashford, and help adult learners build the skills and confidence they need to thrive in the industry.

What You’ll Do

Deliver engaging, hands-on lessons in plumbing and heating to adult learners.
Share real-world experience and industry best practice to help learners progress into employment.
Support learners of all abilities with clear guidance, demonstrations and feedback.
Keep workshop sessions safe, purposeful and industry-relevant.
Work collaboratively with a supportive team committed to high-quality teaching.

What You’ll Bring

Proven experience as a plumber or heating engineer (teaching experience is not essential).
Confidence in your trade skills and the ability to explain processes clearly.
A positive, encouraging approach with a genuine interest in developing others.
Willingness to undertake training, including teaching qualifications if you don’t already have them.

Teacher Academy – We’ll Train You to Teach

Whether you’ve never taught before or are looking to formalise your skills, our Teacher Academy supports you every step of the way with:

Fully funded teacher training
Mentoring from experienced educators
Protected time for your professional development
A structured pathway to becoming a qualified lecturer

Why Join Us?

A role that values your industry expertise
Great work–life balance with fewer callouts and more purpose
Supportive team culture and ongoing professional growth
The chance to shape the future workforce of the plumbing and heating industry

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 Holiday Allowance - 42 days plus bank holidays
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.
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

You’re an experienced plumber or heating engineer who knows their trade inside out — from fault-finding to first fixes and everything in between. You take pride in doing a job properly, enjoy working with people, and have the patience to explain things clearly (even when someone’s holding the wrong end of the pipe bender).

You’re confident in your practical skills and keen to share your knowledge with others.
You communicate well, break down complex tasks into simple steps, and enjoy helping people succeed.
You’re organised, safety-minded and able to keep a workshop running smoothly.
You bring a positive, supportive approach and enjoy seeing learners grow in confidence.
Teaching experience isn’t essential — we just need your industry know-how and willingness to learn.

If you’re ready to take your skills off-site and into the classroom, inspire adult learners and shape the next generation of plumbing and heating professionals, we’d love to meet you.

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]

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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Plumbing and Domestic Heating Lecturer