Plumbing & Heating Skills Practitioner

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

Job summary

A reputable educational institution in Canterbury is seeking a Skills Practitioner in Plumbing and Heating to teach and support students in practical training. Ideal candidates will have recent experience in the industry, strong communication skills, and a commitment to Health & Safety. The role includes managing materials, preparing equipment, and facilitating learning in both classroom and workshop settings. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement

Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution

Access to online discounts

Cycle to work and tech purchasing schemes

Time off for personal events

Community Days and staff celebrations

Qualifications

• Passionate, organised and efficient.
• Experience of education or involvement in training in the workplace.
• Ability to work with young people to achieve their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning support to students in practical environments.
• Manage stock control of plumbing materials and place orders.
• Prepare planned equipment and tools for learner activities.
• Undertake minor maintenance and routine maintenance tasks.

Skills

Recent industry experience in domestic Plumbing and Heating

Excellent communication skills

Ability to facilitate learners on tasks

Experience in preparing practical demonstrations

Job description

About The Role

Teach What You Know, Inspire Where You Go.

Do you have a passion for Plumbing and Heating?

Ready to take your skills from workshop to classroom?

A career in education is a great way to share your expertise and inspire the next generation of trades professionals!

As a Skills Practitioner in Plumbing and Heating at Canterbury college you will provide learning support to students in practical environments on campus and at work placements.

Other aspects of the role will be working with external suppliers to manage stock control of plumbing materials and placing orders. You will also prepare the planned equipment and tools for learner activities and undertake minor maintenance, routine and scheduled maintenance jobs within your classrooms and workshop areas.

Benefits

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
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• 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
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day
  
  

About You

We are seeking to appoint an passionate, organised and efficient member to our team!

What Are We Looking For

• Recent industry experience in domestic Plumbing and Heating.
• Excellent communication skills
• Can facilitate learners on tasks.
• Provide practical demonstrations in the classroom.
  
  

You will Ideally have experience of education or involvement in training in the workplace and 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.

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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 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.