Lecturer - Health and Social Care in Dunstable

Location: Central Bedfordshire College - Dunstable

Salary and Benefits: Salary is between £33,048 and £38,169 per annum, DOE and qualifications. 45 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Teacher’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, and excellent professional and personal development opportunities.

Working Hours and Contract: 30 Hours | 52 Weeks per Year. Permanent – Full Time.

Right to Work and Sponsorship: This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Sponsorship is not offered.

About the role: We are currently seeking a Health & Social Care Lecturer to join the Health, Social Care & Childcare department at The Bedford College Group.

• Responsibilities:
• Teaching & Curriculum Delivery – Effectively deliver Health & Social Care programmes across levels, planning engaging lessons and schemes of work that meet awarding body standards and support diverse learner needs.
• Assessment & Progress Monitoring – Assess, verify and provide constructive feedback, while tracking student progress and taking timely action to ensure achievement of targets and deadlines.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement – Contribute to internal quality assurance, curriculum planning and CPD, maintaining high standards of teaching, learning and sector knowledge.
• Employer Engagement & Student Experience – Build strong employer links, support industry placements and enrichment activities, and enhance learners’ vocational experience.
• Professional Practice & Compliance – Work collaboratively with colleagues, manage administrative duties, support college activities and uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and professional standards.

About you:

• Qualifications & Professional Development: Level 4+ in Health & Social Care with teaching/assessor qualifications (or willingness to achieve), strong GCSE Maths & English, and commitment to CPD, safeguarding, EDI and sector updates.
• Sector Knowledge & Experience: Extensive experience within Health & Social Care and FE settings, with strong understanding of awarding bodies, T Levels, curriculum requirements and teaching diverse learners.
• Teaching & Assessment Expertise: Proven ability to plan and deliver high‑quality lessons, assess and track student progress effectively, adapt teaching approaches and manage behaviour across varied learner needs.
• Skills & Professional Practice: Strong organisational, communication and digital skills, with ability to engage stakeholders, meet deadlines, use technology to enhance learning and collaborate effectively with teams and employers.
• Personal Attributes & Flexibility: Student‑centred, adaptable and resilient, committed to inclusive practice and college values, with flexibility to travel, work across sites and continuously evolve teaching practice.

Alignment to 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.

Safeguarding and Vetting: 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 a thorough vetting process which includes an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Legal Disclosures: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 provide 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. Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.