Lecturer - Automotive

Do you have a passion for all things Automotive and a desire to share your expertise? Ready to change gear in your career? Join us as a Lecturer in Automotive and help drive the next generation of industry professionals towards success! As a Lecturer in Automotive at EKC Group, you'll inspire the next generation of technicians by bringing your industry knowledge to life in the classroom and workshop. You'll deliver engaging, hands-on learning experiences, helping students develop the skills, confidence and technical expertise needed to succeed in the automotive industry. This role goes beyond teaching. Here are just some of the things you'll play a key role in:

• Support and motivate learners to achieve their full potential through guidance, encouragement and industry expertise.
• Provide valuable industry insight to help students develop the skills and confidence needed for their future careers.
• Contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of high-quality study programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement to ensure courses remain engaging, innovative and relevant to industry developments.
• Help shape a curriculum that meets the needs of both learners and employers.
We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academy which includes digital skills support. 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! List of company benefits, 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. Lecturers will normally move up to the highest salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete. (Lecturers must be in post by 1^st September in any given year to qualify and this is subject to approval). Therefore, internal applicants in the same role may qualify for the higher salary scale, although should seek clarification

You'll be a highly organised and creative educator, with the ability to plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons that inspire learners. You'll have strong interpersonal skills, a positive and empathetic approach, and the confidence to manage a classroom effectively. Tracking student progress and using this to plan targeted support and interventions will be a key part of your role. Ideally, you'll have experience teaching or delivering training in the workplace, although this isn't essential as full training will be provided. You'll be able to teach across Level 1 to Level 3 programmes and motivate learners to achieve and succeed in their studies.

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.