Lecturer - Performing Arts - Vocal Coach

Ashford College; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution in Canterbury seeks a Lecturer of Performing Arts - Vocal Coach to engage students and provide high-quality learning experiences. The successful candidate will instruct learners in vocal coaching, help them achieve their potential, and create engaging lessons. Ideal applicants will have a passion for teaching and a background in music. The role offers competitive pay and extensive support for new educators.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement

Investment in teacher training (£7000)

Access to online discounts

Generous pension scheme (28% employer contribution)

Community involvement opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in vocal coaching and acting.
• Ability to provide piano accompaniment.
• Solid understanding of music theory.

Responsibilities

• Support learners to achieve their maximum potential.
• Create and deliver engaging lessons.
• Assess students’ work in both practical and theory.

Skills

Vocal coaching

Creativity

Classroom management

Music theory

Education

Experience in teaching or delivering training

Job description

About The Role

Bring your creativity for performing arts, Music and Media into the classroom! and teach the next generation of aspiring content creators.

As a Lecturer of Performing Arts - Vocal Coach, you will join our vibrant department at Canterbury College.You will teach, train and assess students in a variety of learning environments, ensuring a high-quality learning experience.

Your role will also include:

• Support learners to achieve their maximum potential.
• Create and deliver engaging lessons.
• Lead as appropriate on designated study programmes and/ or courses.
• Assess students work in both practical and theory.

We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academywhichincludes digital skills support. So, if you do not have any teaching experience or teacher qualifications but have a passion for sharing your knowledge and would like to be considered for this teaching role please apply.

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 will benefit from £7000 investment in your teacher training when you come straight from industry
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• 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
• 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

You will bring experience in vocal coaching and acting, along with the ability to provide piano accompaniment and a solid understanding of music theory.

What are we looking for?

• Recent industry experience.
• Organised and creative.
• Able to plan engaging and innovative lessons.
• Assessing and tracking student progress
• Plan intervention to ensure students develop the skills they need to succeed.

Ideally, you will have some experience in teaching or delivering training in a professional setting; however, this is not essential, as full training and support will be provided to the successful candidate. A positive attitude, empathy towards learners, and strong classroom management skills are essential for this role.

The successful candidate will be able to teach a range of designated study programs and/ or courses from Level 1 up to Level 3 and will be able to motivate learners to achieve and succeed on their programmes of study.

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all 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 [e-mail]

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 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.