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Health & Safety in Construction Tutor in Vocational Skills

Medway CouncilRochester, England

Salary
£27.7 to £34.44 per hour
Contract
Part time
Location
Rochester
Closes
6 September 2026

Overview

This is a local council role (part time) with Medway Council based in Rochester. The advertised salary is £27.7 to £34.44 per hour. Applications close on 6 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.

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Job description

Medway Adult Education is passionate about supporting adults in Medway to gain skills and qualifications to improve their life chances. The Service offers highly successful part-time courses for adults and apprentices at its centres in Rochester and Gillingham and in several community venues across Medway. The courses are delivered in the daytime and evening with some classes delivered online. Due to increased demand, the Service is currently seeking a Health and Safety in Construction Tutor to teach at Level 1 and prepare learners for their CSCS cards. Successful candidates will have relevant vocational experience and qualifications appropriate to the role. MAE is looking for tutors who are confident in working both face-to-face and online.

The successful post holder will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Interviews will be held on the week beginning 21/09/2026.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager please call Lorraine Miles on 01634 338448.

  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Generous local government pension scheme package
  • Access to wider training and development qualifications
  • Flexible working scheme
  • Travel plan discounts
  • Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
  • Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
  • Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
  • The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.

Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.

Important Information-

  • Applicants must be able to demonstrate all criteria at level A which are essential for appointment to the role.
  • Medway Council is not able to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship, so candidates must already possess the right to work in the UK.
  • For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.
  • Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
  • We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

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How this role compares

There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 386 of them in England.

You have 7 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.

Medway Council has 40 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.

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