Enrichment & Engagement
North Kent College, Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PW24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Student support, learning and progress
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 36 weeks per annum (Term Time Only).
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £20,003.91 pro rata per annum + £3,732.84 holiday pay (£28,974 Full Time Equivalent)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about creating opportunities that help students thrive personally, socially and professionally?
North Kent Colleges Group is seeking a dynamic, creative and motivated Enrichment & Engagement Officer to develop, coordinate and deliver an exciting, inclusive enrichment programme across our colleges. This is an opportunity to make a real difference to our students’ college experience by creating opportunities that build confidence, develop employability and life skills, and encourage students to get involved, connect with others and reach their potential.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and deliver an exciting, inclusive programme of enrichment activities, clubs, events and student-led opportunities.
- Create opportunities that build confidence, resilience, employability and life skills.
- Work with curriculum and support teams to expand and diversify enrichment across the College.
- Engage students through sports, volunteering, fundraising, social action and other activities.
- Listen to student feedback and use it to improve participation and the enrichment offer.
- Build partnerships with employers, charities, community and sports organisations.
- Promote the College’s Enrichment brand and encourage students to get involved.
- Support College events and ensure all activities are safe, inclusive and accessible.
We’re looking for a creative, proactive and enthusiastic individual with experience of working with young people or students in an education, youth, community or similar setting, and experience of planning and delivering activities, events or programmes. You’ll have excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, colleagues and external partners. You’ll be flexible, hands-on and solutions-focused, with a genuine commitment to inclusion, student voice and personal development. You’ll also have Level 2 English and Maths (Grade 5 or above) and a First Aid at Work qualification or be willing to undertake First Aid training.
What the college offers its staff
As part of the staff of North Kent College Business Services Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of North Kent College), you can look forward to a generous benefits offer including enhanced holiday pay, enrolment onto the People’s Partnership pension scheme, free parking, and access to a range of onsite facilities (including restaurants and coffee shops).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About North Kent College
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- North Kent College website
- Email address
- beckycross@northkent.ac.uk
North Kent Colleges Group is proudly rated as an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider, with ‘Outstanding’ learner behaviours and attitudes (April 2024). With four campuses across Kent and over 4,000 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.
Arranging a visit to North Kent College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email beckycross@northkent.ac.uk.
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