Skills Practitioner

Ashford College; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Flexible Personal Leave

Exclusive Discounts & Perks

Wellbeing and Health Support

Competitive Pension Scheme

Job summary

East Kent Colleges Group is seeking a Skills Practitioner to support staff and students across Carpentry and Bricklaying pathways. You will liaise with colleagues and external partners to deliver hands-on learning experiences and ensure workshops are safe, well-organised and fully equipped.

The role requires mentoring learners, organising stock and providing constructive feedback. Candidates should state whether applying for full-time or part-time and specify the pathway of interest.

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualification in Carpentry or Bricklaying.
• Some industry experience in the built environment sector.
• Ability to support learners through practical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and promote excellent Health & Safety practices within workshop sessions.
• Order, organise, and issue stock and supplies to keep sessions running smoothly.
• Assist in workshop preparation.
• Provide constructive feedback and support to students.

Skills

Student support

Health & safety

Education

Level 2 qualification in Carpentry or Bricklaying

Job description

About The Role

Do you want to play a part in shaping the built environment industry for the next generation?

As a Skills Practitioner at EKC Group, you will play an important part in supporting both staff and students, helping to deliver high-quality, hands‑on learning experiences.

You will liaise with colleagues and external partners, support learners to reach their goals, and ensure workshops are safe, well‑organised, and fully equipped.

We are looking, ideally, for a candidate with multi‑skills experience in both Carpentry and Bricklaying as the full time role requires supporting both of these academic pathways. We will, however, consider applications for these pathways individually but this will result in part‑time rather than full time hours. Please state clearly on your application if you are applying for the full time position or a part‑time role, including your specialism for the part‑time position.

In this role, you will:

• Monitor and promote excellent Health & Safety practices within workshop sessions
• Order, organise, and issue stock and supplies to keep sessions running smoothly
• Assist in workshop preparation
• Provide constructive feedback and support to students

Key Details:

Salary: £26,868 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours per week: 37 (although part time is considered)

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus highly on our employees!

Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Generous Annual Leave - 26 days (FTE)
• Flexible Personal Leave
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks
• Wellbeing and Health Support
• Competitive Pension Scheme

Full list of company benefits

About You

Are you organised, hands‑on, and positive about helping others? We’re looking for someone who enjoys supporting others to develop practical skills and confidence, while contributing to outstanding teaching and learning.

What are we looking for?

• Someone confident to support and guide learners through practical tasks
• Someone with a Level 2 qualification in both or either Carpentry or Bricklaying
• With some industry experience in the built environment sector

If you have any queries about this role please email us on [e-mail]

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.