Business Unit:
Dover Technical College
Location:
Dover, Kent
Salary Details:
£36,110 up to £39,560 (FTE) per annum
Hours Per Week:
18.5
Weeks Per Year:
52
Annual Leave:
You will be expected to work 189 days during the academic year (pro rata for part time staff)
Proposed Interview Date:
28/07/2026
Advertising End Date:
21/07/2026

About The Role

Do you have a passion for Hairdressing? Want to utilise your skills and expertise? Why not start a career in Education and inspire the next generation of stylists!
 
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Hairdressing Lecturer to join our growing campus in the centre of Dover. This role is 18.5 hours per week with a salary of £18,055 up to £19,780. (Specific working pattern to be confirmed)
 

As a Lecturer of Hairdressing at EKC Group, you'll inspire and develop the next generation of hair professionals, delivering engaging, industry-focused learning that equips students with the skills and confidence to succeed.

Working across a range of learning environments, you'll create an inclusive and supportive experience where every learner is encouraged to achieve their full potential.

In this role, you will:

  • Deliver inspiring, high-quality hairdressing lessons, practical workshops and demonstrations.
  • Teach, train and assess learners using a variety of innovative teaching methods.
  • Support and motivate students to achieve their individual goals and progress into successful careers.
  • Plan, deliver and continually evaluate engaging study programmes and courses to ensure an outstanding learner experience.
  • Monitor learner progress, providing constructive feedback and tailored support where needed.
  • Foster strong links with industry to ensure teaching reflects current trends, techniques and professional standards.
  • Contribute to a positive, collaborative teaching team committed to excellence in education and student success.
We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academy which includes digital skills support. So, if you do not have any teaching experience or teacher qualifications but have a passion for sharing your knowledge and would like to be considered for this teaching role please apply.
 
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus highly on our employees!
 
Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
  • Generous and Consistent Holiday Pattern
  •  Flexible Personal Leave
  •  Exclusive Discounts & Perks
  •  Wellbeing and Health Support
  •  Competitive Pension Scheme

About You

You’ll be a highly organised and creative educator, with the ability to plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons that inspire learners. You’ll have strong interpersonal skills, a positive and empathetic approach, and the confidence to manage a classroom effectively. Tracking student progress and using this to plan targeted support and interventions will be a key part of your role.

Ideally, you’ll have experience teaching or delivering training in the workplace, although this isn’t essential as full training will be provided. You’ll be able to teach across Level 1 to Level 3 programmes and motivate learners to achieve and succeed in their studies.

Why Apply
• No need to update your CV – simply complete our short online application form
• Save your progress and return at any time
• All applicants will be contacted after the closing date

Informal Enquiries
For an informal discussion or any queries, please email [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 1st 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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