Skills Practitioner - Performing Arts

  • Job Reference: 3890
  • Date Posted: 27 June 2025
  • Recruiter: East Kent Colleges Group
  • Location: Canterbury, Kent
  • Salary: £25,810
  • Sector: Education & Childcare, Public Sector, Arts & Entertainment
  • Job Type: Permanent, Term Time
  • Work Hours: Part Time
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Job Description

About The Role

Inspire Creativity. Support Talent. Drive Success.
Join our vibrant Music and Performing Arts Department as a Skills Practitioner at EKC Canterbury College!

In this exciting and hands-on role, you’ll support both staff and students by delivering high-quality technical and learning assistance in a fast-paced creative environment. You'll play a vital part in shaping student success by contributing to their practical learning experiences, offering constructive feedback, and helping them progress with confidence.  

As part of your role, you’ll also carry out assessment and quality assurance duties in line with college and awarding body requirements. You'll liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring smooth communication and collaboration across the board. Additionally, you'll manage stock control — including the ordering and distribution of equipment and supplies — to ensure our dynamic department continues to run smoothly.

Hours per week: 18.5
Weeks per year: 38
Salary per year: £9,404
Holiday pay per year: £1,269

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 - 18% 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 Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day 

About You

In this hands-on role, you’ll play a vital part in helping our learners thrive in practical settings, supporting both staff and students in delivering outstanding provision.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Supporting learners during workshops and sessions, helping them stay focused and on task

  • Delivering practical demonstrations to enhance learning and skill development

  • Working collaboratively with tutors to create an engaging, high-quality learning environment

  • Upholding and promoting robust Health & Safety practices in all practical spaces

  • Managing the purchase and organisation of materials and equipment within budget

  • Liaising with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders to support student success

What we’re looking for:

  • Recent industry experience in drama, dance, music, or other performance-based fields

  • A confident communicator with excellent organisational skills

  • Ideally, experience in education or training – either in formal teaching or workplace settings

  • A positive, student-focused attitude, with the ability to inspire young people to reach their full potential

  • A strong alignment with the values and ethos of EKC Group

Join us and help shape the next generation of performers, creatives, and confident communicators.

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 are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk