About The RolePlease note that the successful candidate will be required to work 15 hours per week with a pro rata salary of £14,080 up to £15,441 per annum.
As a Lecturer of Level 2 Art and Design at EKC group, you will teach, train, and assess students in a variety of learning environments, ensuring a high-quality learning experience. Your role will also include providing support to learners to enable them to achieve their maximum potential and to lead as appropriate on designated study programmes and/or courses, with a key responsibility for ensuring the design, delivery, and evaluation of the programme.
We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academy. 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.
BenefitsAlongside 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 entitlementIf new to teaching, you will benefit from £7000 investment in your teacher training when you come straight from industryAccess 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 schemesGenerous pension scheme - 28% employer contributionBeing part of a company with an Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-ZeroTime off for your child's first day at school, moving home, and for interviewsMy 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary workBeing part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration DayAbout YouThe successful candidate will teach on our Level 2 UAL Art and Design course. You 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.
This 2-year level 2 course is designed to introduce our students to a wide variety of 2D and 3D techniques and mediums in the visual arts as well as building up a strong understanding of some of the requirements of being able to operate in the working industry. As the course is taught over 2 years, it lends itself to live projects, client-based work, and community social action projects.
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, have strong class management, and be empathetic towards learners.
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.
Please contact the Resourcing Team at ****** if you have any queries about this position.
About UsOutstanding Ofsted ProviderEast 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 SafeguardingWe 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 InclusionEast 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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