Hair & Beauty Skills Practitioner

Ashford College; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Folkestone is seeking a Skills Practitioner to provide support within the hair and beauty division. This role involves assisting students, liaising with stakeholders, and ensuring high standards of health and safety in practical settings. Ideal candidates will have a level 3 qualification and relevant industrial experience, with a focus on fostering student success and maintaining a positive learning environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement

Access to online discounts

Generous pension scheme with 18% employer contribution

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Recent industrial experience in a relevant area.
• Experience of education or involvement in training in the workplace.
• Ability to uphold strong Health & Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide Learning/Technical support to staff and students.
• Liaise with internal and external customers/stakeholders.
• Perform assessment and quality assurance duties.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Ability to facilitate learners

Education

Qualified to level 3 in a relevant subject

Job description

About The Role

Are you looking to utilise your skills in the hair and beauty industry?

As a Skills Practitioner you will provide Learning/Technical support to staff and students within the Division and to undertake assessment and quality assurance duties as required by the College and awarding bodies.

In your role as a Skills Practitioner you will liaise with internal and external customers/stakeholders as necessary or required, provide feedback to students that will aid successful progression and achievement and stock control, to include ordering and issuing of supplies.

Essential information:

Hours: 28 hours per week

Salary (pro rata per annum): £14,983

Holiday Pay (paid in 12 monthly instalments): £2,171

Working Pattern: To be discussed at interview, however this is spread across Monday to Friday.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of ourbenefitswhen working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• If new to teaching you could benefit from up-to £7000 investment in future teacher training through ourTeacher Academy
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
• Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
• Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day

About You

We are seeking to appoint an organisedand efficient member to our team who has excellent communication skills and can facilitate learners on tasks. You will also provide demonstrations as required in class to aid the delivery of outstanding provision within EKC Group.

The ideal candidate will have recent industrial experience in a relevant area and be qualified to level 3 in a relevant subject. Ideally, they will have experience of education or involvement in training in the workplace. They will be able to work with young people to achieve and succeed their full potential aligned with the culture and ethos of the Group.

The successful candidate will have a key responsibility for Instilling and upholding strong Health & Safety standards in practical environments and will purchase resources and materials within budget.

For the full list of criteria we assess against, please see our job description and job specification.

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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 CollegesGroup 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 thePositive About Disability Awardand are aDisability 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 needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment toCare Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)and to current or previousArmed 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.