Job Description

Role:

Lecturer / Trainee Lecturer - Personal Development

Location:

Shuttleworth College - Old Warden

Salary/Benefits:

Salary from 31,930 (qualified) or 25,750 (non-qualified) 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 / Trainee Lecturer in Personal Development to join our Land and Environment department at The Bedford College Group

.

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

Overall Responsibilities

- Deliver and assess a range of courses within the Land and Environment Department, focusing on personal development; support student success; contribute to curriculum innovation; engage in marketing and promotion.

Teaching & Support

- Teach topics like safeguarding, life skills, British Values, and employability; provide tutorial and professional skills support; deliver work readiness activities; track student progress using college systems.

Curriculum & Assessment

- Develop schemes of work and learning materials; assess and verify student work; provide progress reports; implement vocational opportunities; contribute to curriculum development and quality processes.

Administration & Engagement

- Maintain accurate records; participate in meetings and course reviews; support marketing events; interview and assess prospective students; ensure safe, inclusive learning environments.

Statutory & Additional Duties

- Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity, and health and safety; engage in CPD; lead curriculum development and mentor new staff (if Cert Ed/PGCE qualified); collaborate with Advanced Practitioners.

About you:

Qualifications

- Level 3 qualification; GCSE English and Maths (or willingness to achieve Level 2); willingness to gain a Certificate in Education or equivalent.

Experience

- Delivering to learner groups; working in post-16 education; achieving team goals; high performance in previous roles; working with diverse backgrounds; promoting equality and diversity.

Teaching Skills

- Strong teaching ability across age groups and levels; curriculum development; delivering high-quality learning experiences; completing admin tasks accurately and on time.

Professional Attributes

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and meet deadlines; interest in the land-based sector; flexible and committed to continuous development.

Commitment & Compliance

- Promoting safeguarding and welfare; maintaining appropriate boundaries; willingness to travel across sites; awareness of health and safety; current driving licence.


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

Interviews to be held:

09 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 Shuttleworth College

Shuttleworth College is set within the stunning location of Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade. It's a specialist land-based college, offering agricultural and environmental education, alongside animal sciences, equine studies and outdoor adventure all delivered within acres of parkland, farmland, lakes and woodland.

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.