Here are three things you should know from the start...
If you're not a trainer, we can teach you on the job.
The role is a rewarding one, when you see the genuine difference you make in your students futures.
EKC Training is a community environment which focuses on your development and career prospects.
Sounds good, doesn’t it?
What we're looking for...
You will have experience of the engineering industry with a background in and/or Machinist / Mechanical / Maintenance.
With your experience of instructing, training, or assessing others in your field you’ll have the knowledge and knowhow to pass on to learners.
When you join the team, you can plan your working week around where you’re needed, working from home or a local college if you prefer – you choose!
You’ll assess, train, support and track learners in a variety of locations and environments towards their qualification as well as carrying out Internal Quality Assurance.
You’ll be providing assessment support for learners (reviews, drop-in sessions on site, telephone/e-mail contacts) in a variety of contexts. If you don’t have your assessors’ qualifications don’t worry, we can help you work towards these.
What are the benefits?
- Flexible working week (work from home part of the week if you prefer)
- Travel/Mileage subsidised
- Laptop provided
- Genuine rewarding role supporting the next generation to succeed
- Competitive holiday entitlement
- Store, retail and gym discounts – onsite gym in Canterbury
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunity to progress, train and develop - we have a fantastic teaching programme and CPD opportunities across the group
- Generous pension scheme
What are we looking for?
- Experience in the engineering industry with either domestic or industrial backgrounds
- The ideal candidate would have completed operative or supervisor programmes.
- Organised & competent in managing their schedule
- Have or are willing to work towards Assessor qualifications (D32/33 or A1 or Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement).
- Have or willing to work towards Internal Verifier qualifications (TDLB D34 or V1 or Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice).
- Proven track record of setting and achieving improvement targets.
- Experience in successfully supporting, training and assessing in a variety of contexts is an advantage but not essential.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Martin – martin.webb at ekcgroup. dot ac dot uk
Don’t worry about updating your CV for this position. We have a short online application form and will get back to everyone who applies, successful or otherwise.
Simply click ‘apply’ and we’ll let you know about an interview date.
If you have any queries about our recruitment process or need help with your application, please contact the Resourcing team – jobs at ekcgroup. dot ac dot uk
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 EKC Group is 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. The Group’s designation as a ‘designated establishment’ means that all posts within EKC Group are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. We therefore have an obligation to carry out robust checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults; applicants are therefore advised that appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all successful applicants; job offers will be made on the basis of satisfactory DBS and other checks, including the receipt of two references. If you are successful in obtaining an interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Applicants should note that 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. All applicants are required to complete and submit a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Commitment to Equal Opportunities EKC 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; 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. Similarly, our commitment to Care Leavers means that we will interview applicants who meet the minimum criteria and who have declared on their application that they are a Care Leaver.
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.