Role: Lecturer – Plumbing / BSE
Location: Tresham College – Corby Campus
Salary/Benefits: Salary up to £36,878 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: 37hrs per week
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
About the role:
We are currently seeking Lecturer in Plumbing / BSE to join our Construction and Building Services department at The Bedford College group .
As a lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
1. Preparing, delivering and assessing subject specialisms on a range of courses, specifically focussing on BSE
2. Undertaking course administration as necessary.
3. Leading and contributing to curriculum developments within the Programme Area/Centre.
4. Carrying out course leadership duties where appropriate.
5. Teaching across a range of qualification types and levels with a particular focus on BSE
6. Participating in Construction curriculum development activities, particularly BSE
7. Providing 1:1 Support/mentoring for students as part of a tutorial process.
8. Maintaining current industry knowledge and contributing to innovative teaching meeting industry recognised standards.
9. Developing and actively maintaining schemes of work for subjects taught.
10. Planning and preparing lessons.
11. Researching and developing new topics and identifying and creating teaching materials (including on line resources).
12. Undertaking internal verification/moderation activities if and as required.
13. Monitoring, tracking, assessing, setting and marking students’ work, assignments, homework, etc.
14. Where appropriate, arranging work experience and carrying out student assessments in the workplace.
15. Being responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for raising any concerns in line with College procedures.
16. Being responsible for promoting equality and diversity in line with College procedures.
17. Being responsible for following health and safety requirements in line with College policy and procedures.
18. Participating proactively in training and development including qualification development required in the job role.
About you:
19. Have trade Advanced Craft / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
20. Willing to achieve Literacy and Numeracy Level 2 or equivalent if not already held.
21. Have successful experience as a teacher in an FE environment, particularly BSE up to and including level 3
22. Have evidence of high performance in previous roles/jobs
23. Possess the ability consistently to support a high-quality learning experience for all students
24. Possess the ability consistently to create a welcoming and supportive environment for students and/or customers
25. Possess the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children, young people and vulnerable adults
26. Willing to continuously update skills and knowledge
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: 20 March 2025
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
27. 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.
28. Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
29. 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.
30. Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
31. 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.
32. 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.