About The Role
Train the tradespeople of tomorrow – teach electrical installation & maintenance to adult learners at our Ashford centre.
Are you ready to pass on your industry skills and help shape the future of the electrical trade? Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of adult learners?
As a Lecturer of Electrical Installations at the EKC Training Plumbing and Electrical Training Centre for adult learners based in Ashford, you’ll be doing exactly that—training the tradespeople of tomorrow by teaching, supporting and inspiring students in a hands-on learning environment.
In this role, you will deliver engaging and practical lessons that equip learners with essential skills in electrical installation and maintenance.
You’ll be responsible for guiding and assessing learners throughout their journey, helping them gain confidence and achieve their full potential in the trade.
You will also take the lead on designated study programmes or courses, with responsibility for designing, delivering and evaluating curriculum content to ensure it aligns with industry standards and employer expectations.
We’re proud to offer comprehensive support for those new to teaching. Our dedicated Teacher Academy provides structured training, coaching, and digital skills development. So if you’re passionate about your trade - even without formal teaching experience or qualifications - we’ll support you every step of the way.
Alongside our commitment to delivering excellent student experiences, we also invest in our people. Here are just some of the benefits of working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
* Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
* £7,000 investment in teacher training if you're new to teaching and joining directly from industry
* Access to 100s of discounts via our Rewards Scheme (including restaurants, groceries, retail, gyms, and holidays)
* Cycle to work, car leasing, and tech purchasing schemes
* Generous pension scheme with a 28% employer contribution
* Be part of our eco-sustainability mission toward Net Zero
* Additional time off for life moments – including your child’s first day at school, moving house, or attending interviews
* “My 10 Days” initiative – apply for up to 10 days off to pursue voluntary or community work
* Community Days and an Annual Staff Celebration Day
If you’re looking for a rewarding career where you can share your knowledge, grow professionally, and truly make an impact—this is your chance to train the tradespeople of tomorrow.
About You
The ideal candidate will be highly organised, creative and be able to plan and teach engaging and innovative lessons with demonstrated interpersonal skills. Assessing and tracking student progress, to further plan intervention will be a vital part of the role and ensuring all students develop the skills they need to succeed.
Ideally you will have experience of teaching or have delivered training in the workplace although this isn't essential as training will be offered to the successful applicant. You must have a positive outlook, be empathetic towards learners and have strong class management ability.
The successful candidate will be able to teach a range of designated study programs and/or courses from Level 1 up to Level 3 and will be able to motivate learners to achieve and succeed on their programmes of study.
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.
Please contact the Resourcing Team at jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk if you have any queries about this position.
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 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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