Associate Lecturer - Childcare

Location: Bedford

Salary: £22.50 per hour

Expires: 06/11/2025 23:59

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Role: Associate Lecturer – Childcare

Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary: Salary is £22.50 per hour

Hours/Weeks: Up to 24 hours per week

Contract Type: Sessional – Hourly Paid

This is a UK based contract , and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK . Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

About The Role

We are currently seeking an Associate Lecturer in Childcare to join our Health, Social Care & Childcare department at The Bedford College Group .

As an Associate Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Teaching & Curriculum Delivery – Plan, deliver, assess, and verify a range of Early Years and Primary Education programmes including T Levels, ensuring high-quality, inclusive learning experiences tailored to student needs.
• Student Support & Progress Monitoring – Guide students to achieve their potential through effective progress tracking, timely interventions, and maintaining accurate records of performance and development.
• Industry Engagement & Vocational Learning – Collaborate with employers to secure meaningful industry placements and integrate vocational opportunities into the curriculum to enhance real-world learning.
• Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement – Contribute to curriculum innovation, internal quality processes, and course development, while staying current with subject knowledge and CPD requirements.
• Professional Standards & Statutory Duties – Uphold safeguarding, EDI, and health and safety policies; participate in marketing and recruitment activities; and represent the college professionally across all responsibilities.
  
  

About You

• Relevant Qualifications & Sector Experience – Holds Level 4+ qualifications in Early Years or Primary Education, with recent sector experience and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Teaching & Curriculum Skills – Demonstrates strong teaching abilities, including lesson planning, behaviour management, and progress tracking across diverse student groups and achievement levels.
• Professional Competencies – Excellent organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills; able to meet deadlines, work independently, and contribute positively to team environments.
• Values & Inclusivity – Aligns with college values such as Educational Excellence and Inclusivity, with proven ability to promote equality, diversity, and maintain appropriate boundaries with learners.
• Flexibility & Representation – Willing to work across multiple sites and varied hours, professionally representing the college and supporting its reputation in all interactions.
  
  

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: TBC

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
  
  

What is an Associate?

Associates work on a short term basis as assigned. They teach or provide support services and they work with and are supported by core staff. As an Associate you will be issued with an Associate agreement, under this Agreement period you will be eligible to work on assignments offered to you. Typically an agreement runs from January to December and may be renewed thereafter.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

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