Job Description

Role:

Lecturer - Hairdressing and Barbering

Location:

Tresham College - Kettering and Corby Campus

Salary/Benefits:

Salary from 31,930 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications, Teacher's pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks:

37 hours per week

Contract Type:

Permanent - Full Time

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Hairdressing and Barbering to join our Hair and Beauty department at The Bedford College Group

.

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

Teaching & Student Development

- Deliver high-quality Hairdressing and Barbering lessons across various levels, supporting students to achieve their full potential through engaging and inclusive teaching.

Assessment & Progress Monitoring

- Assess student work to awarding body standards, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate records of progress, taking action to support student achievement.

Curriculum & Resource Development

- Contribute to curriculum innovation, develop engaging learning materials, and ensure learning environments are inclusive, diverse, and meet health and safety standards.

Collaboration & Administration

- Work with colleagues and support staff to enhance learning experiences, manage classroom behaviour, and complete administrative tasks such as registers and reports.

Safeguarding & Professional Growth

- Uphold responsibilities in safeguarding, equality, and health and safety, while actively engaging in CPD and training to stay current in industry and teaching practices.

About you:

Qualifications & Industry Experience

- Holds Level 3 Hairdressing and Level 2/3 Barbering qualifications, assessor and teaching credentials, with recent industry experience and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Teaching & Curriculum Skills

- Proven ability to deliver high-quality teaching, prepare lesson plans and schemes of work, track student progress, and manage behaviour across various levels and age groups.

Professional Values & Teamwork

- Demonstrates alignment with values such as Student Centred, Inclusive, and Educational Excellence, while contributing positively to team goals and respecting diverse perspectives.

Communication & Organisation

- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate confidently across platforms and manage time and tasks effectively to meet deadlines.

Safeguarding & Flexibility

- Committed to safeguarding responsibilities, maintaining professional boundaries, and working flexibly across locations and schedules, with awareness of health and safety standards.


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

Interviews to be held:

10 June 2025



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.

About Tresham College

Tresham College has three main sites in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough, each with impressive modern buildings. Across our sites we offer a range of subjects including art & design, construction, engineering, motor vehicle, hairdressing and beauty therapy and more in support of our local communities.

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.