North Kent College

Careers Officer Hours: 18.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per annum. Salary: £9,013.67 per annum (£23,500 full time equivalent) plus £1,682.00 per annum holiday pay. Location: Tonbridge & Hadlow, although travel to other sites may be required from time to time. Working within North Kent College careers & employability department, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitability qualified, experienced, and passionate individual to join the department as a Careers Officer. The successful candidate will be able to deliver professional and impartial careers information, advice, and guidance service within the College. Delivery of activities and events to support the Careers and Employability programmes within the College. Applicants will have industry experience and excellent communication skills as well as a high standard of computer literacy. The ability to relate to learners of all abilities is key. This role is a part-time / term time only role, across 40 weeks per year, the successful candidate can look forward to excellent benefits such as enhanced holiday pay, enrolment onto the Local Government Pension Scheme which includes life assurance, free parking, and access to a range of onsite facilities, including a restaurant, gym and coffee shop. For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College's staff vacancies page. The closing date for applications is 15 January 2023. 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.

Head of Estates Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday-Friday), 52 weeks per annum. Salary: £55,000 per annum. Where you'll work: This is a multi-sited role, primarily based at our Dartford Campus. Here at North Kent College, we deliver to students across North and West Kent from our main four campuses, Dartford, Gravesend, Tonbridge and Hadlow, which is a Land Based Curriculum offering. Since our takeover of Hadlow and Tonbridge in 2020, the College have been successful in bidding for funding to deliver capital improvements at these new sites and Dartford which has further enhanced our infrastructure. As such, our busy Estates team are currently seeking a new Head of Estates to play a key role in the development of our extensive estate to provide strategic and operational leadership to this vital service area for the College. As the Head of Estates at North Kent College, you will be a key senior member of our management team, reporting directly to the Deputy Chief Executive and assisting with the development of the Estates strategy to ensure response to wider aims and plans. You'll be a natural communicator with excellent commercial and legislative awareness, able to motivate your team to achieve the highest quality service provision for all stakeholders. You'll also be adept at building and maintaining positive working relationships with contractors, negotiating with skill to ensure the best possible outcomes, especially during procurement and tendering processes. Solid experience of managing an Estates team which delivers services via both directly employed and third-party contract staff is essential, and you'll also have a proven track record of successfully delivering large projects on time and within budget. The ability to drive change, bolster existing processes and manage competing priorities is a must. You won't be afraid to challenge people's ideas when needed, and your own to check strategies are working. Last but not least, you'll bring enthusiasm to make this key position your own. In return, we'll give you 42 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, and you'll be enrolled onto the Local Government Pension Scheme which also includes life assurance. You'll also benefit from free onsite parking and have access to a range of onsite facilities including a nursery, restaurants, gym and coffee shops. For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College's staff vacancies page. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 4thJanuary 2023. 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 information pages.

Graphic Designer Where you ll work: This is a role based at North Kent College s Dartford campus, with travel to the Gravesend, Hadlow and Tonbridge sites too. Your pay: £25,600 per annum. Your hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Your employment: Full time and permanent. Want to be part of a growing and fast-paced Marketing team? Do you have an exceptional eye for detail, extensive Mac skills and experience across all forms of media? We re looking for someone who will inject energy and passion into your role, whilst working on multiple creative projects across our broad range of College offers. With a wide range of clients that span multiple curriculum areas, from media to hairdressing, equine to floristry and more, you ll be adept at building relationships and working with multiple stakeholders. You ll be all about creating ideas, research, designing great concepts and design work, whilst creating compelling assets you will be truly proud of. You ll be joining a collaborative team in a highly agile environment and we are looking for someone to mirror their energy and bring extra creative flair to our team. Sound like this could be you? No two days will be the same, so if you re looking for a varied and incredibly fulfilling role look no further - Come for the job stay for the challenge! You can look forward to excellent benefits, such as 33 days annual leave (including Christmas / New Year break) plus bank holidays and enrolment onto the Local Government Pension Scheme which also includes life assurance. You ll also benefit from free parking and have access to a range of onsite facilities, including a restaurant and coffee shop. For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College s staff vacancies page. The closing date for applications is Sunday, 25 September 2022. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. All appointments are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, providing it to the College for review.

Where you'll work: Based at North Kent College's Dartford campus, with travel to the Gravesend, Hadlow and Tonbridge sites as required. Remote working considered from time to time, dependent on business need. Your hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday), 52 weeks per annum. Your pay: Up to £37,000 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience). A rare opportunity has arisen for an HR Business Partner to join North Kent College's expanding HR department, working as part of a close-knit team in a true generalist capacity during a period of exciting change. As a trusted, credible, and business-minded professional, you'll be responsible for providing an effective and efficient HR partnering service to all levels within the College, being methodical and organised in your approach to ensure the smooth running of the provision in line with College polices, procedures and legal requirements. This could be the role for you if: you are CIPD qualified at Level 5 (preferably Level 7); you have sound experience of working within an HR team at a similar level (i.e. Senior Advisor), or if you currently work at Advisor level and are ready to take the next step in your career; you are confident in providing a high level of HR support, including coaching and supporting managers through complex employee relations matters (disciplinary, grievance, conflict resolution, absence management, performance, change-related, etc.); you have excellent knowledge of employment law and maintain close attention to legislative changes which impact on and require application to the workplace; you have experience in handling a variety of difficult situations and resolving them in an appropriate, timely manner; you are confident in prioritising your workload to successfully deliver the HR service and strategy, covering both operational and project based work; you have excellent IT and administration skills, with the ability to maintain an HR information system with absolute accuracy and extract / present relevant information for reporting purposes. It goes without saying that you'll need to be a highly motivated team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to maintain a proactive, organised approach to your work, with a key eye for detail, whilst working to challenging deadlines. The ability to maintain focus and quality of service delivery at all times is key. It's important that you have a flexible approach and the ability to work collaboratively across departments, and with internal / external stakeholders, whilst also being able to work autonomously to achieve targets. Although the role is based at Dartford, travel between College sites is necessary for the service provision and, therefore, you'll need access to your own car during the working day. In return, we'll give you 33 days' annual leave (yes, really!) plus bank holidays, and you'll be enrolled onto the Local Government Pension Scheme which also includes life assurance. You'll also benefit from free parking and have access to a range of onsite facilities including a nursery, restaurants and coffee shops. For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College's staff vacancies page. The closing date for applications is Monday 13 th December 2021. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. All appointments are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, providing it to the College for review.

Fixed Term Contract to 31 July 2022. Where you'll work: This role is based at the College's Tonbridge campus. Your hours: 29.6 hours per week, 52 weeks per annum. Your pay: Spine Points 32E (£26,000 full time equivalent) to 37 (£35,104 full time equivalent), rising to a ceiling of Spine Point 39 (£37,251 full time equivalent) with a full teaching qualification. Working within North Kent College's A-Level curriculum area, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitability qualified, experienced and passionate individual to join the team as a Lecturer in A Level English - Language and Literature. You'll be required to prepare, teach and assess at a variety of qualification levels, providing support and guidance to your learners as they progress through their studies. You'll have specialist knowledge of the curriculum area, which may be enhanced by any relevant industry / professional experience, as well as a formal qualification that underpins this knowledge. We need you to be a team player and an excellent communicator, able to maintain a proactive approach and an eye for detail whilst working to challenging deadlines. Teaching experience, particularly within Further Education, would be advantageous but isn't essential. Likewise, although a full teaching qualification (at Level 5 or above) isn't required at this stage, you would need to secure this within 3 years of appointment. In return, we'll give you 42 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time contracts), and you'll be enrolled onto the Teachers' Pension Scheme which also includes life assurance. You'll also benefit from free parking and have access to a range of onsite facilities including a nursery (Dartford and Gravesend campuses), restaurants and coffee shops. For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College's staff vacancies page. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 17 November 2021. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. All appointments are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, providing it to the College for review.