Carpentry Practitioner

Ashford College; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Canterbury seeks a Skills Practitioner in Carpentry to provide technical support to staff and students. This role entails undertaking assessments, managing stock control, and ensuring health and safety standards are met. Ideal candidates will have recent carpentry experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to help young people achieve their potential. Generous benefits include ample leave, training opportunities, and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible personal leave

Exclusive discounts and perks

Wellbeing and health support

Competitive pension scheme

Culture and recognition

Qualifications

• Recent industrial experience in carpentry.
• Experience in education or training in the workplace.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to facilitate learners.
• Ability to work with young people and help them achieve their potential.
• Strong health & safety knowledge and ability to instill these standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning and technical support to carpentry staff and students.
• Undertake assessment and quality assurance duties.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Offer feedback to students to aid progression and achievement.
• Manage stock control and ordering supplies.
• Maintain health and safety standards.

Skills

Industrial experience in carpentry

Communication skills

Health & safety knowledge

Job description

Empower Every Learner, Unlock Potential, Shape Futures- Join us as Skills Practitioner!

An exciting opportunity has arisen at EKC Canterbury College for a Skills Practitioner in Carpentry.

About the Role

You will provide learning and technical support to staff and students within the carpentry department. You will undertake assessment and quality assurance duties as required by the College and awarding bodies. You will coordinate with internal and external customers and stakeholders. You will offer feedback to students to aid progression and achievement. You will manage stock control, ordering and issuing of supplies. You will maintain health and safety standards in the practical environment and purchase resources within budget.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning and technical support to carpentry staff and students.
• Undertake assessment and quality assurance duties as required by the College and awarding bodies.
• Coordinate with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Offer feedback to students to aid progression and achievement.
• Manage stock control, ordering and issuing of supplies.
• Maintain health and safety standards in the practical environment and purchase resources within budget.

Qualifications & Experience

• Recent industrial experience in carpentry.
• Experience in education or training in the workplace.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to facilitate learners.
• Ability to work with young people and help them achieve their potential.
• Strong health & safety knowledge and ability to instill these standards.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave: 26 days per annum plus 3 days after 5 years.
• Learning and development opportunities: £7000 investment into teacher training, in‑house Teaching Academy, paid group development days, bespoke training programmes, internal progression opportunities.
• Flexible personal leave.
• Exclusive discounts and perks including restaurant, grocery, retail, holiday discounts, car leasing and tech schemes, on‑site nursery.
• Wellbeing and health support: sick pay, counselling services, gym membership discounts, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments, return‑to‑work transitions.
• Competitive pension scheme: 18% employer contribution.
• Culture and recognition: community days, annual staff celebration, eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to net‑zero by 2030.

Application Process

You can apply online. We will review applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [e-mail].

About Us

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. We are proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to receive the Outstanding grade across all strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and all staff are aware of their responsibilities. We carry out checks to ensure suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults, including Enhanced DBS and referencing.

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 underrepresented groups. We have a commitment to disability confidence, positive disability award, care leavers, armed forces covenant, and support flexible working, return to work from break, etc.