Business Lecturer

East Kent College; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Canterbury seeks a motivated Business Lecturer to inspire students through engaging lessons in Business and Marketing. The role involves teaching, assessing, and supporting learners while providing essential insights to help them succeed. Candidates should possess industry experience and a passion for fostering student learning, with a strong commitment to personal and professional development. This full-time position offers a supportive environment and numerous employee benefits including training and wellness support.

Benefits

Generous holiday pattern

Flexible personal leave

Exclusive discounts and perks

Wellbeing and health support

Competitive pension scheme

Culture and recognition initiatives

Qualifications

• Industry experience in Business.
• Passion for sharing knowledge.
• Enthusiasm to inspire others.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver engaging Business lessons.
• Assess and support learners academically and personally.
• Lead designated study programmes.
• Plan and teach high-quality Business and Marketing lessons.

Skills

Organizational skills

Classroom management

Empathetic approach

Engaging lesson planning

Job description

About The Role

Ready to turn real‑world business into classroom brilliance? Join us as a Business Lecturer. As a Business Lecturer at EKC Canterbury College, you’ll inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, managers and leaders by bringing business theory to life in engaging, real‑world ways. You’ll teach, assess and support learners across a range of learning environments, helping every student reach their full potential.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing and delivering engaging Business lessons that motivate and challenge learners
• Teaching, training and assessing students to ensure a consistently high‑quality learning experience
• Supporting learners academically and personally, helping them progress and achieve
• Leading on designated study programmes and/or courses where appropriate
• Playing a key role in the design, delivery and ongoing evaluation of Business programmes

New to teaching? We’ve got you.

We’re proud of the support we offer through our Teacher Academy, providing:

• Ongoing training and coaching
• Support to gain teaching qualifications
• Dedicated development in digital teaching skills

So, if you have industry experience in Business, a genuine passion for sharing your knowledge, and the enthusiasm to inspire others, even if you’ve never taught before, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

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:

• Generous and Consistent Holiday Pattern – aligned with our academic calendar
• Teacher Training – we support new teachers with a £7000 investment in your training and coaching through our in‑house Teaching Academy
• Flexible Personal Leave – Time off for your child’s first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks – Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes, on‑site nursery (if based at relevant site)
• Wellbeing and Health Support – Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return‑to‑work transitions
• Competitive Pension Scheme – 28% company contribution
• Culture and Recognition – Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net‑zero by 2030

About You

You will be a highly organised and creative professional, with the ability to plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons that inspire learners.

In This Role, You Will

• Plan and teach high‑quality Business and Marketing lessons across a range of learning environments
• Create engaging and inclusive learning experiences that meet the needs of all learners
• Assess, track and monitor student progress, using this insight to plan timely and effective interventions
• Support learners to develop the skills, confidence and behaviours they need to succeed
• Teach designated Business and Marketing programmes from Level 2 through to Level 3 T Levels
• Motivate and encourage learners to achieve and progress on their programmes of study

Additional Attributes

• You may have experience teaching or delivering training in the workplace, although this is not essential
• You bring a positive outlook and an empathetic, learner‑centred approach
• You have strong classroom management skills and the ability to build positive relationships with learners
• You’re committed to your own development – full training and support will be provided for the successful applicant

Additional Information

• Whilst this is a full‑time post, flexible working will be considered and can be discussed at interview

How To Apply

• No need to spend time updating your CV – simply click Apply and complete our short application form
• You can save your progress and return to it at any time
• All applicants will be contacted after the closing date

If you would like an informal conversation about the role or have any questions, please email [e-mail].

About Us

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. 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. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges 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 and are a Disability Confident Employer. 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. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health need or disability. Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. 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.