Skills Trainer & Coach (Early Years)

Are you an experienced Early Years practitioner with assessing experience and a passion for developing others? Do you enjoy supporting learners to achieve their full potential while working closely with employers and childcare settings? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Early Years Skills Trainer & Coach to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to support learners, including apprentices, throughout their learning journey, helping them develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for successful careers in the Early Years sector.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about Early Years education and committed to helping learners succeed. You will be an excellent communicator with strong organisational skills and the ability to motivate, coach and inspire learners in both the workplace and classroom. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing the future Early Years workforce. You'll work within a supportive team that is committed to delivering high-quality education and training while helping learners build successful and rewarding careers.

The Role:

Where you’ll work: Multi-Sited (the nature of the work may require travel to any of the College sites as appropriate).

Your hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per annum (1 FTE).

Your pay: £36,547 per annum

The College:

North Kent College (including Hadlow College) is proudly rated as an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider, with ‘Outstanding’ learner behaviours and attitudes (April 2024). With four campuses across Kent (Dartford, Gravesend, Hadlow and Tonbridge) and over 6,000 students, we strive to equip the young people who study here with an inclusive and innovative education experience to enhance their future career prospects, which, as noted by Ofsted, is supported through our high-quality, industry standard facilities. Each and every staff member plays a key part in delivering the success of our learners’ experience, and we want those who join our curriculum and support teams to share our passion in achieving this.

The Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect the following benefits at NKC:

· 42 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time contracts).

· Enrolment onto the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), one of the most generous in the country.

· Access to free parking and a number of onsite facilities, including gyms, restaurants and coffee shops.

· CPD days and access to several discount memberships through being an employee at a College.

How to Apply:

If this sounds like the next role for you, please visit the North Kent College staff vacancies page to see the full job description and apply.

Please note that the closing date for applications is Sunday 19 July 2026, with interviews scheduled to take place on Friday 24 July 2026.

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.