Skills Practitioner - Engineering

This is the perfect place to start your education and teaching career.

All you need is engineering industry experience - you don't need to have worked in an education setting before!

You may have worked as a technician, engineer, machine shop worker or similar, but we're also looking for two other skills practitioners with experience in welding or motor vehicle.

And if you're interested in progressing into a teaching position, we'll support you. You won't need to pay for your qualification, and you can study alongside your work.

Working in Further Education isn't the same as working in a secondary school, you'll be supporting adults and young people alike in a practical environment/machine workshops with lathes, CNC and Milling Machines.

What does a typical day look like?

• You'll provide learning/technical support to staff and students, undertaking assessment and quality checking duties.


• You'll be liaising with internal and external customers and managers.


• You'll be providing feedback to students that will aid successful progression and achievement.


• You'll manage stock control, ordering and issuing of supplies.
  
  You'll be working with young people and adults to achieve their full potential aligned with the culture and ethos of the Group.


We're looking for someone with excellent communication, organisation and efficiency skills and can facilitate learners on tasks. You will also provide demonstrations to the class to aid the delivery of outstanding provision within EKC Group.

Industry experience is required and you'll ideally be trained to level 2/3 in an engineering machine shop discipline. Some training and CPD can be provided but a good knowledge of the automotive industry and experience of education/training in the workplace is desirable.

Some other responsibilities will be Instilling and upholding strong Health & Safety standards in practical environments as well as purchasing resources and materials within budget.

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


• Competitive holiday entitlement.


• Days off for moving home and child's first school day.


• Store, retail, and gym discounts. We have an onsite gym!


• Cycle to work and car leasing scheme.


• Opportunity to progress, train and develop - we have a fantastic teaching programme and CPD opportunities across the group.


• Laptop/tablet provided to every staff member