Job Description

About The Role

Empower Every Learner, Unlock Potential, Shape Futures - Join us as Carpentry & Joinery Skills Practitioner at EKC Canterbury College

As a Skills Practitioner, you will:

Provide hands-on

learning and technical support

to both staff and students within the department. Support the

delivery of practical workshops

and assist with the assessment process to help students achieve their full potential. Maintain a

safe, well-equipped, and efficient workshop environment

, ensuring all tools, equipment, and materials are ready for use. Manage

stock control

, including ordering, monitoring, and issuing supplies to maintain smooth operation of the department.

Liaise with internal and external stakeholders

to support the success of the curriculum and enhance the learner experience. Offer

constructive feedback and guidance

to students to aid their progression, confidence, and skill development. 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 Annual Leave

- 26 days FTE per annum

Learning and Development Opportunities

- If you are interested into developing into teaching, you could benefit from our 7000 investment into teacher training through our in house Teaching Academy, 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke training programmes and strong internal progression- 1 in 3 roles are filled internally

Flexible Personal Leave

- Time off for your child's first day at nursery, school or college, moving homes and for interviews, onsite nursery

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

-18% employer 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

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled team member to join our Construction department.

In this role, you will:

Be

organised, efficient, and an excellent communicator

, able to engage and support learners in practical tasks.

Deliver demonstrations and technical guidance

in class to support outstanding teaching and learning across EKC Group. Hold a

qualification in Site Carpentry, Joinery, or equivalent experience

- this would be highly advantageous. Bring

recent industry experience

in construction, whether from a site or workshop environment. Ideally have experience in

education or workplace training

(although full training will be provided).

Inspire and motivate young people

to achieve their full potential, supporting the values and ethos of EKC Group. Take responsibility for

maintaining excellent Health & Safety standards

within practical environments.

Order and manage resources and materials

efficiently, ensuring all supplies meet budget and learning requirements.

Ready to apply?

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

jobs@ekcgroup.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 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.