Lecturer - English

About The Role

\”Education is not the filling of a pail, but a lighting of a fire\” WB Yeats As a Lecturer of English at EKC Folkestone College, we want you to spark the imagination for the English Language in all levels of our students to help them find their joy of language and the written word in all its forms. This role requires the successful candidate to work 18.5 hours per week, with a pro‑rata salary of £17,365 up to £19,044 per annum. You will teach, train and assess students, ensuring a high‑quality learning experience. You will work closely with the members of the department to produce accessible, interesting and up‑to‑date material to encourage our young people to enjoy their study programmes in full. Your role will also include providing support to learners to enable them to achieve their maximum potential and enjoy their study time in our department. 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. 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
• If new to teaching, you will benefit from £7000 investment in your teacher training when you come straight from industry
• 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 – 28% employer contribution
• Being part of a company with a 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

You will be highly organised, creative and have a good sense of humour. You must be able to plan and teach engaging and innovative lessons with demonstrated interpersonal skills. Assessing and tracking student progress, to further plan intervention this 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 skills.

You will be able to teach a range of designated study programmes 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 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.