Associate Lecturer - Pre-Employment Training

Role: Associate Lecturer – Pre-Employment Training

Location: Northamptonshire - Online, Tresham College and Learning Centres

Salary/Benefits: Salary is £20.50 per hour

Hours/Weeks: Various, up to 20 hours per week

Contract Type: Sessional – Hourly Paid

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have theRight 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 Pre-Employment Training to join our Adult and Community Learning and ESOL department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Teaching, Learning & Student Achievement – Deliver engaging, high‑quality teaching across a range of programmes and levels, supporting students to achieve success and reach their full potential.
• Curriculum Planning & Innovation – Develop and implement up‑to‑date schemes of work and creative learning materials, contributing to innovative teaching and curriculum development.
• Assessment, Progress & Quality Assurance – Assess learner work to awarding‑body standards, monitor progress, maintain accurate records and meet deadlines within quality assurance processes.
• Student Support, Behaviour & Inclusion – Support individual learner needs, promote positive behaviour, create inclusive learning environments and ensure health & safety standards are met.
• Professional Practice & College Contribution – Complete administrative duties accurately, collaborate within teams, and uphold safeguarding, equality, health & safety and continuous professional development requirements.

About you:

• Qualifications & Teaching Capability – Level 3 qualification with GCSE English and maths, alongside a Level 3 Award in Education and Training (PTLLS), demonstrating strong capability in delivering structured learning.
• Training, Delivery & Learner Engagement – Proven experience delivering and assessing training to young people and adults, with the ability to engage groups and support high‑quality learning outcomes.
• Professional Skills, Organisation & IT – Strong organisational and communication skills, proficient in Microsoft Office, able to meet deadlines and maintain high‑quality standards in all aspects of work.
• Collaboration, Inclusion & College Values – Effective team contributor with experience working across diverse groups, promoting equality and diversity, and aligned with College values of student focus, high performance and integrity.
• Professional Practice, Safeguarding & Flexibility – Committed to safeguarding, health & safety and CPD, maintaining professional boundaries, flexible to work across locations, and dedicated to continuous improvement.

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.

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: 08 June 2026

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisationalVISION 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 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.