About The Role Please note that this is a temporary opportunity due to maternity cover until 10/07/2025, although it could be extended. Working Hours: 7.5 per week Salary (pro rata): £4974 (£24,542 FTE) As a Skills Practitioner for East Kent Colleges Group - Canterbury College, you will provide learning and technical support to staff and students within the division and undertake assessment and quality assurance duties as required by the College and awarding bodies. You will liaise with internal and external customers and stakeholders, provide feedback to students that will aid successful progression and achievement, and manage stock, including ordering and issuing of supplies. 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 - 18% employer contribution Being part of a company with an 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 A unique opportunity has arisen to work in our dynamic and busy Visual Arts Department. We are looking for a Fashion and Textiles Skills Practitioner to support our staff, department, and students to facilitate them in their creative courses. The successful candidate will have experience in garment construction as well as print processes, pattern cutting, and other associated textile techniques and processes. We are seeking to appoint an organised and efficient member to our team who has excellent communication skills and can facilitate learners on tasks. You will also provide demonstrations as required in class to aid the delivery of outstanding provision within EKC Group. The ideal candidate will have recent industrial experience in a relevant area, ideally with experience in education or involvement in training in the workplace. They should be able to work with young people to achieve and succeed to their full potential aligned with the culture and ethos of the Group. The successful candidate will be responsible for instilling and upholding strong Health & Safety standards in practical environments and will purchase resources and materials within budget. 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 at jobsekcgroup.ac.uk 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 organization 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, 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 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 for an 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 they have a disability and 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 position's 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.