**Please note that this vacancy is for 18.5 hours per week with a pro rata salary of £16,290.50 up to £17,865.50 per annum**
We are looking for a Lecturer in Art and Design to join our team at Folkestone College.
Art and design is a growing area in The EDGE School of Creative and Business department. You will be delivering teaching and learning in the traditional art and design areas of painting, drawing, print making, and 3D model making / sculpture.Our students often use iPads and graphic tablets and also the Adobe Suite of software to make and develop work so having some digital experience is a positive but not essential.
The EDGE School of Creative and Business is a very industry focused department, and we carry out lots of student projects with local charities, businesses and groups which provide our students with real world experience of the creative industries and we focus on developing professional skills. You would be teaching on level 2 and 3 creative courses and this academic year the timetable for this post is 18.5 hours each week over Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The EDGE School of Creative and Business is a dynamic and fast developing department. In a recent Ofsted inspection, the department was central to hosting an inspector who saw and recognised the valuable link between industry and students learning. The College received an outstanding grade in every aspect of the inspection which reflects thorough planning and implementation of relevant creative technology projects for our students.
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.
Working as a Lecturer at EKC Group is an extremely rewarding role with excellent benefits
- Excellent Teacher Pension
- Work Laptop provided to all employees.
- Generous holiday allowance
- Voucher discount scheme - shop, retail, gym, holidays, restaurant
- Cycle to work scheme
- Continuous Professional Development
- Flexible working request
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 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 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
You could qualify for the ‘Taking Teaching Further’ scheme. This could help you with paid study time and additional support in your new role, so you can complete your teaching qualification alongside your work.
Please contact the Resourcing Team at jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk if you have any queries about this position.
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.