Inclusive Learning (SEND Curriculum) Lecturer

About The Role

Inspire, Empower, and Transform Lives – Join Us as a Lecturer of SEND

At EKC Canterbury College, we believe every learner deserves the opportunity to thrive. As a Lecturer of SEND within our Inclusive Learning Curriculum department, you will play a key role in unlocking potential, nurturing independence, and preparing students for successful futures.

In This Rewarding Role, You Will

• Teach, train and assess students across a range of engaging learning environments.
• Support and empower learners to achieve their goals, both academically and personally.
• Lead on life skills study programmes, helping students develop the confidence and independence they need to progress.
• Shape and deliver innovative curriculum, ensuring programmes are designed, delivered and evaluated to the highest standards.
  
  

If you are passionate about inclusive education and committed to making a real difference, this is your opportunity to inspire the next generation and transform lives.

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.

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:

• 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
  
  

About You

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team, delivering high-quality teaching and support to learners within our sensory, pre-entry and Entry Level 1 programmes.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong organisational skills, creativity, and the ability to plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and inspire learners.
• Experience of working within a SEND provision (essential requirement).
• Proven ability to assess and track student progress, using outcomes to plan effective interventions and ensure every learner succeeds.
• A positive outlook, empathy towards learners, and confident classroom management skills.
• A genuine passion for supporting learners to build confidence, achieve their goals and progress successfully.
  
  

Desirable (but Not Essential)

• Previous teaching or workplace training experience – full training will be provided for the successful applicant.
  
  

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about inclusive education and committed to making a lasting difference in the lives of learners.

Ready to apply?

No need to update your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. We contact every candidate.

Please contact the Resourcing Team at [email protected] 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. 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

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.