Lecturer - English

East Kent College; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent College seeks a passionate English teacher to empower students and enhance their learning experience through a dynamic curriculum. This temporary role covers maternity leave until August 2026, offering a chance for professional development in an inclusive and supportive educational environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement

Access to online discounts via Rewards Scheme

Cycle to work, car leasing, and tech purchasing schemes

Generous pension scheme with 28% employer contribution

Time off for child's first day at school and moving

Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration

10 Days initiative for voluntary work

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching or training is preferred but not essential.
• Ability to inspire learners and build positive relationships.
• Commitment to a supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop engaging lesson plans tailored to student needs.
• Foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Create curriculum activities to support understanding of course objectives.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Innovative lesson planning

Classroom management

Empathy for learners

Job description

About The Role

Are you passionate about empowering students to achieve their academic and personal goals?

Do you have a talent for teaching across all levels of English?

Are you committed to breaking down misconceptions around English and giving our young people a true insight into their own potential?

If so, we want you!

About Us:

At EKC Folkestone College, we are dedicated to providing high-quality education to learners from diverse backgrounds. Our commitment to inclusivity and excellence drives us to create a supportive atmosphere where students can thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

• To work as part of a team to build a highly relevant and distinctive curriculum to meet the local/regional skills requirements
• Develop and deliver engaging lesson tailored to individual learner needs.
• Foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• You'll help to create course/programme activities to support student understanding of the objectives, assessment schedules and requirements in line with awarding body criteria.
  
  

Please note that this is a temporary appointment to cover maternity leave until 31st August 2026.

Many of our temporary members of staff go on to secure permanent roles – this could be your step into a career with EKC Group.

A Curriculum Lead/Programme Director role may be considered for candidates with the required experience and qualifications. This opportunity will give the right candidate an opportunity to gain valuable experience as a curriculum leader, as part of their ongoing CPD. This is predominantly a teaching role, with the expectation to support development of the curriculum area. The Curriculum Lead / Programme Director role attracts a higher salary.

If you are an internal candidate, there may be the opportunity for this to be a secondment opportunity which can be discussed.

About Us:

At EKC Folkestone College, we are dedicated to providing high-quality education to learners from diverse backgrounds. Our commitment to inclusivity and excellence drives us to create a supportive atmosphere where students can thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

• To plan a highly relevant and distinctive curriculum to meet the local/regional skills requirements
• Develop and deliver engaging lesson plans tailored to individual learner needs.
• Foster a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Lead and coordinate the delivery team so all students receive up-to-date course information during their time at college.
• You'll create course/programme activities to support student understanding of the objectives, assessment schedules and requirements in line with awarding body criteria, including the course handbook.
  
  

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:

• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• 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 - 28% 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 our Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day
  
  

About You

The ideal candidate will be:

• highly organised and creative
• be able to plan and teach engaging and innovative lessons
• demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• assess and tracking student progress
• plan impactful interventions ensuring all students develop the skills they need to succeed.
  
  

You’ll have the ability to inspire learners through well-planned sessions and build positive relationships with students and colleagues alike.

While previous teaching experience or delivering training in a workplace setting is an advantage, it’s not essential—full training and support will be provided for the right candidate. More important is your positive outlook, empathy for learners, and strong classroom management skills.

Please contact the Resourcing Team at [e-mail] if you have any queries about this position.

Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Lecturer positions. All candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. Employees can move up the salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete, subject to approval. Therefore, internal applicants may qualify for the higher salary scale, although should seek clarification.

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 needs 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.