North Kent College

Do you believe every young person deserves someone in their corner? We’re looking for a compassionate and tenacious Care-Experienced Safeguarding Officer to champion our Looked After Children and Care Leavers, ensuring their voices are heard and they have the support they need to thrive. Working across our Hadlow and Tonbridge campuses, you’ll manage a caseload, act as a Designated Member o Staff, support Personal Education Plan meetings, help learners access statutory entitlements, and work with Virtual Schools, social workers and other partners to provide effective safeguarding and welfare support. You’ll build trusted relationships with care-experienced learners, advocating for their education, wellbeing and future progression into training, apprenticeships or employment. The successful candidate will hold a Level 3 safeguarding qualification or equivalent, with strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, DfE guidance and the needs of Looked After Children and Care Leavers. You’ll have excellent communication, organisation and IT skills, sound judgement when han

Do you believe every young person deserves someone in their corner? We’re looking for a compassionate and tenacious Care-Experienced Safeguarding Officer to champion our Looked After Children and Care Leavers, ensuring their voices are heard and they have the support they need to thrive. Working across our Hadlow and Tonbridge campuses, you’ll manage a caseload, act as a Designated Member o

Do you have a passion for supporting young people and helping them thrive both personally and academically? Whether you’re already working in education, residential support or a related environment, or looking for your next opportunity to make a positive difference, we have an exciting opportunity for a Residential Support Officer to join our excellent residential provision at Hadlow College. This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in supporting students who live on campus, many of whom are living away from home and independently for the first time. You’ll provide pastoral support, promote student wellbeing and personal development, and help create a safe, inclusive and engaging residential experience. You’ll work as part of a collaborative residential team to ensure our students feel supported, safe and connected to College life. You’ll help students engage with their studies, personal and social development opportunities, and a diverse programme of enrichment activities, whilst maintaining clear expectations around behaviour, safeguarding and safety The R

Do you have a passion for supporting young people and helping them thrive both personally and academically? Whether you’re already working in education, residential support or a related environment, or looking for your next opportunity to make a positive difference, we have an exciting opportunity for a Residential Support Officer to join our excellent residential provision at Hadlow College.

Do you have a passion for hair and want to inspire the next generation? Whether you’re already working in education or an experienced industry professional looking for a new career path, we have an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer to join our Hair Curriculum Team. We are seeking a passionate and industry-experienced Lecturer in Hairdressing to deliver engaging, high-quality teaching across a range of hair programmes. The successful candidate will hold a Level 3 Hairdressing qualification and have experience in barbering. Ideally, you will also have at least one year’s teaching experience. Using your industry knowledge to unlock potential, you’ll support learners to develop their practical skills, creativity and professional standards in a realistic salon environment. You will plan and deliver effective lessons, assess progress and provide constructive feedback to support achievement and progression. With a strong understanding of current hairdressing and barbering trends, techniques and industry expectations, you will help prepare learners for successful careers in t

Do you have a passion for hair and want to inspire the next generation? Whether you’re already working in education or an experienced industry professional looking for a new career path, we have an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer to join our Hair Curriculum Team. We are seeking a passionate and industry-experienced Lecturer in Hairdressing to deliver engaging, high-quality teaching across

Do you have a passion for early years 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 health and early years curriculum team. Sharing your knowledge to unlock potential whilst guiding our lear ers 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 are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Lecturer in Early Years to deliver high-quality teaching across a range of Early Years programmes. This role offers the opportunity to inspire and develop the next generation of childcare professionals by equipping learners with the knowledge, skills, and professi

Do you have a passion for early years 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 health and early years curriculum team. Sharing your knowledge to unlock potential whilst guiding our lear

Are you passionate about Building Services Engineering and have the practical skills and can-do attitude to support the next generation of engineers? We’re looking for a proactive Technician (Building Services Engineering) to join our Building Services team (Plumbing) at North Kent Colleges Group (Tonbridge College). You’ll provide practical and technical support across our Plumbing and lectrical Installation working closely with lecturers to prepare sessions, maintain equipment and manage materials and stock. You’ll also support demonstrations, maintain safe and organised workshops, assist with risk assessments and act as a safety observer during practical activities. The successful candidate will have a minimum Level 2 competence qualification in plumbing, with relevant industry experience. You’ll have good health and safety knowledge, experience using power and machine tools, and strong communication, organisational and IT skills. Supervisory experience and A1 Assessor/V1 Verifier qualifications are desirable. If you’re proactive, reliable and adaptable,

Are you passionate about Building Services Engineering and have the practical skills and can-do attitude to support the next generation of engineers? We’re looking for a proactive Technician (Building Services Engineering) to join our Building Services team (Plumbing) at North Kent Colleges Group (Tonbridge College). You’ll provide practical and technical support across our Plumbing and

Do you have a passion for Art, Fashion or Photography and want to inspire the next generation? We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Curriculum (Art, Fashion & Photography) to join our Art, Fashion & Photography team.  Working in collaboration with the College Deputy Principal, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of a high-quality curriculum, providin the necessary support to help all learners excel and achieve their potential in our vibrant teaching and learning environment. The role also involves supporting the College Deputy Principal in effectively leading and managing the department to meet the College's strategic objectives, behaviours, and targets outlined in the Strategic Plan.  To excel in this position, you will need a degree-level qualification and relevant industry experience in Art, Fashion or Photography, along with a full Level 5 (or higher) teaching qualification (e.g., Cert Ed/PGCE). Ideally, you will have experience in curriculum planning and development, a proven record of delivering teaching and learning at a cons

Do you have a passion for Art, Fashion or Photography and want to inspire the next generation? We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Curriculum (Art, Fashion & Photography) to join our Art, Fashion & Photography team.  Working in collaboration with the College Deputy Principal, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of a high-quality curriculum, providin

Do you have a passion for supporting young people and helping them reach their potential? Are you proactive, approachable and committed to making a positive difference? North Kent Colleges Group has an exciting opportunity with five newly created Pastoral Support Coach roles across our four Colleges. In this rewarding role, you’ll provide pastoral support, guidance and early intervention to h lp students overcome barriers, stay engaged with their studies and achieve their goals. You’ll build positive relationships with students and work closely with curriculum teams, Welfare & Safeguarding, Learning Support, parents, carers and external agencies to make sure students receive the right support at the right time. You’ll play a key role in identifying and addressing barriers to attendance, engagement, retention and achievement, providing timely support to students who may be at risk of disengaging. You’ll also use student information to identify concerns early and help develop strategies that support positive outcomes. Reporting directly to the College Deputy Principal,

Do you have a passion for supporting young people and helping them reach their potential? Are you proactive, approachable and committed to making a positive difference? North Kent Colleges Group has an exciting opportunity with five newly created Pastoral Support Coach roles across our four Colleges. In this rewarding role, you’ll provide pastoral support, guidance and early intervention to h