Curriculum Lead - Plumbing and Gas
EKCGroup
About The Role
Lead the Future of Plumbing and Gas Education!
Become the driving force behind industry-ready learning at EKC Canterbury College.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Curriculum Lead (internally known as Programme Director) in Plumbing and Gas at EKC Canterbury College. This is a fantastic role for an inspiring educator with industry expertise who’s ready to lead, teach, and shape the next generation of skilled professionals.
This is primarily a teaching role with additional responsibility for the development and coordination of the curriculum area.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Plan and deliver engaging, innovative lessons in Plumbing and Gas to a diverse range of learners
Support, assess, and guide students through their coursework, ensuring they stay on track for success
Design a distinctive curriculum that meets local and regional skills needs
Collaborate with the department leadership team to ensure outstanding student progression
Lead and coordinate the delivery team, ensuring consistent and up-to-date course information is provided
Develop course handbooks and programme activities aligned with awarding body standards
Monitor and maintain quality in teaching, learning, and assessment standards
What We’re Looking For:
A teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE, CertEd, or equivalent) – this is essential
Experience within the Plumbing and Gas industry
Passion for education and a commitment to student success
Excellent organisational and leadership skills
Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
A proactive, positive approach to teamwork and continuous improvement
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:
- Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
- Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
- Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
- Generous pension scheme - 28% employer contribution
- Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
- Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
- My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
- Being part of our Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day
About You
We're seeking a dynamic and dedicated individual who is ready to lead, teach, and inspire in the Plumbing and Gas curriculum area.
You will:
Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Be passionate about supporting student success and making a real impact on their future careers
Be confident in assessing, tracking and responding to student progress through effective interventions
Provide academic leadership and subject guidance, ensuring curriculum delivery is of the highest quality
Manage the day-to-day curriculum delivery and accreditation process
Build strong working relationships with students, colleagues, and external stakeholders
Oversee curriculum provision from the ground up — shaping its direction and outcomes
Essential Requirements
To be successful in this role, you must have:
A recognised teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE, CertEd, or equivalent)
Proven teaching experience in a relevant subject area
A Level 3 qualification in Plumbing and Heating
A genuine passion for teaching and a commitment to learner development
Desirable Qualifications & Skills
We’d also love if you have:
A Level 3 TAQA or A1 Assessor qualification
Previous experience in a curriculum leadership or management role
Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and support a delivery team
A Step Up in Your Career
This is the ideal next step for an experienced teacher or lecturer ready to progress their career. You’ll have the chance to:
Take ownership of the Plumbing and Gas curriculum from the start
Shape and influence how the programme develops
Deliver high-quality, hands-on teaching and learning
Play a key role in helping students achieve their goals and gain industry-ready skills
If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [email protected] Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Programme Director positions. All candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. Employees can move up the salary scale once you have worked as a Programme Director for our group for one entire academic year, subject to approval. Therefore, internal applicants 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.
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