Do you have in depth experience in the plumbing and heating trade and want to inspire the next generation? Whether you’re already working in education and looking for your next role, or if you’re working in industry and looking to change your career path, we have an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer to join our Building Services Engineering curriculum team in readiness for the start of the 2025/26 academic year.
Sharing your knowledge to unlock potential whilst guiding our learners through their studies, you’ll work as part of the curriculum team to create and deliver lessons across a range of qualification levels, inspiring achievement and the best possible outcomes. The successful candidate will be a team player, an excellent communicator, and able to maintain a proactive approach to managing deadlines, whilst retaining a high standard of delivery.
We’re looking for someone with a wealth of experience in the trade who wants to pass their craft on whilst helping young people to develop and become employable. Whether your experience is domestic or commercial, we’re sure you may have something offer. We’re passionate about making learners work-ready and teach all aspects of the trade to learners. From measuring and pipe-bending to health and safety, we teach all elements of installation, maintenance and repair of plumbing and heating systems in ‘real-life’ workshops so that learners develop the skills that they need to be successful in the trade. We want you to help us to inspire the workforce of the future and to put them on a path to meaningful careers by sharing your knowledge, experience and passion for the trade.
Examples of what you might be teaching include fitting radiators, working on hot and cold-water systems, connecting pipework with various methods, including soldering, push-fit and compression. Our learners learn how to fit bathroom and kitchen suites and how to test and diagnose problems and repair them. We believe that it is not just knowledge, but practice that sets our learners up to be successful and we’re looking for someone who can help us to develop our provision and help us to make links with employers.
The Role:
Where you’ll work: This role is based at our Gravesend and Tonbridge campuses.
Your hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per annum (1 FTE).
Your pay: £34,219 to £42,100 per annum full time equivalent, dependent on qualifications and experience.
The College:
North Kent College (including Hadlow College) is proudly rated as an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider, with ‘Outstanding’ learner behaviours and attitudes (April 2024). With four campuses across Kent and 4,000 students, we strive to equip the young people who study here with an inclusive and innovative education experience to enhance their future career prospects, which, as noted by Ofsted, is supported through our high-quality, industry standard facilities. Each and every staff member plays a key part in delivering the success of our learners’ experience, and we want those who join our curriculum and support teams to share our passion in achieving this.
The Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect the following as a Lecturer at NKC:
- 42 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time contracts).
- Enrolment onto the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), one of the most generous in the country.
- Access to free parking and a number of onsite facilities, including gyms, restaurants and coffee shops.
- CPD and support from our in-house Teaching & Learning team, who coach, train, and guide our Lecturers through their teaching journey, from unqualified and new to teaching to qualified and experienced.
How to Apply:
If this sounds like the next role for you, please visit the North Kent College staff vacancies page to see the full job description and apply.
Please note that the closing date for applications is Sunday 08 June 2025, with interviews scheduled to take place on Wednesday 18 June 2025.
North Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff have a responsibility to share and maintain this commitment. In line with the requirements of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all individuals selected for appointment. Posts at the College, a specified establishment where the work gives opportunity for contact with children, are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to complete and submit prior to their interview a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Further guidance / information from the Ministry of Justice can be found on GOV.UK.