Skills Practitioner

Business Unit:

Ashford College

Location:

Ashford, Kent

Salary Details:

£25,810 FTE per annum

Hours Per Week:

37

Weeks Per Year:

52

Annual Leave:

26 days FTE per annum

Proposed Interview Date:

week commencing 08/12/2025

Advertising End Date:

30/11/2025

Help Spark the imagination of aspiring electricians

As a Skills Practitioner, you'll play an important part in supporting both staff and students, helping to deliver high-quality, hands-on learning experiences. You'll liaise with colleagues and external partners, support learners to reach their goals, and ensure workshops are safe, well-organised, and fully equipped.

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
• Maintain stock control systems and ensure resources are available when needed
• Assist in lesson preparation, helping to create engaging and well-structured learning environments
• Provide constructive feedback and support to students to help them achieve their targets and progress successfully
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support effective communication and collaboration
• Maintain tidy, well-equipped workstations that enhance the learning experience

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 Annual Leave - 26 days FTE per annum + 3 days after 5 years service
• Learning and Development Opportunities - If you are interested into developing into teaching, you could benefit from our £7000 investment into teacher training through our in house Teaching Academy, 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke training programmes and strong internal progression- 1 in 3 roles are filled internally
• 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 -18% employer 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

Are you organised, hands-on, and passionate about helping others learn? We're looking for someone who enjoys supporting learners to develop practical skills and confidence, while contributing to outstanding teaching and learning.

In this role, you will:

• Support and guide learners through practical tasks, helping them gain real-world skills
• Deliver engaging demonstrations that bring Electrical Installation lessons to life
• Hold a Level 3 qualification in Electrical Installations
• Champion high standards of Health & Safety in all learning environments
• Order and manage resources and materials effectively within budget
• Create a safe, inclusive, and supportive space where every learner can thrive
• Ideally bring experience of teaching or training others in the workplace
• Motivate and encourage young people to achieve their full potential, reflecting the positive ethos of East Kent Colleges Group

Ready to apply?

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we'll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you have any queries about this role or would like to come in for a tour of the department, please email us on

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.