Maths Lecturer

The East Kent Colleges Group; Ashford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Ashford seeks a Lecturer in Maths to teach and assess students, ensuring a high-quality learning experience. You will deliver innovative lessons, support learners, and lead designated programmes. The role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits. This is a great opportunity for passionate educators, with support for those new to teaching.

Benefits

Generous holiday pattern aligned with academic calendar

Investment in teacher training (£7000)

Flexible personal leave

Exclusive discounts and perks

Wellbeing support including sick pay and gym membership

Competitive pension scheme (28% contribution)

Community engagement and recognition initiatives

Qualifications

• Ability to plan and deliver engaging lessons.
• Experience in teaching or workplace training is a plus.
• Strong focus on learner success and progress tracking.

Responsibilities

• Teach, train, and assess students in various learning environments.
• Provide support to enable learners to achieve their potential.
• Lead on designated study programmes and courses.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Positive class management

Creativity in lesson planning

Ability to motivate learners

Job description

Overview

Your Skills, Their Success, Supporting the Community's Future - Join us as a Lecturer. As a Lecturer of Maths at EKC Ashford 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 providing support to learners to enable them to achieve their maximum potential and to lead as appropriate on designated study programmes and/or courses, with a key responsibility for ensuring the design, delivery and evaluation of programme.

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. Lecturers will normally move up to the highest salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete. (Lecturers must be in post by 1st September in any given year to qualify and this is subject to approval). Therefore, internal applicants in the same role may qualify for the higher salary scale, although should seek clarification.

We pride ourselves in the support we can give those who are new to teaching, with ongoing training and coaching through our Teacher Academy which includes 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.

Responsibilities

• Highly organised and creative, able to plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons that inspire learners.
• Confident in building positive relationships, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Focused on learner success, assessing and tracking progress to plan effective interventions and support.
• Positive and empathetic, with strong class management skills to create a supportive learning environment.
• Ideally has experience of teaching or delivering workplace training (not essential - training will be provided).
• Can teach across a range of programmes from Level 1 to Level 3.
• Can motivate learners to achieve and succeed in their studies.
• Outstanding Ofsted Provider

About EKC Group and Safeguarding

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.

Important details

Hours per week: 22.5
Salary per year: £21,958 up to £24,056
Contract: January 2026 to end of April 2027

Benefits

• 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, school or college, moving homes and for interviews
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks- Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• 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

Compliance and Safeguarding

Commitment to Safeguarding information above is included. This role requires appropriate checks including conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and sufficient referencing in accordance with statutory requirements.