Motor Vehicle Technician in Dunstable

Location: Central Bedfordshire College – Dunstable – Various Sites

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £24,552 and £26,754 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right 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:

• Practical Learning & Student Support: Support students during motor vehicle workshop activities, providing guidance on maintenance, repair, diagnostic tasks, and assessment evidence while promoting safe working practices, positive behaviour, and learner engagement.
• Workshop Preparation & Technical Support: Prepare vehicles, tools, equipment, materials, and learning resources for practical sessions, assisting teaching staff in delivering effective, high-quality learning experiences.
• Health, Safety & Compliance Management: Maintain a safe, clean, and compliant workshop environment, including equipment inspections, COSHH management, risk assessment support, hazard reporting, and adherence to health and safety regulations.
• Resource, Stock & Administrative Control: Manage stock levels, maintain inventories, support ordering processes, securely store equipment and materials, and maintain accurate records for audits, inspections, and quality assurance purposes.
• Teamwork, Professional Development & College Values: Work collaboratively with lecturers and support staff, remain up to date with motor vehicle industry developments, support college-wide activities, and uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, inclusion, and learner wellbeing standards.

About you:

• Technical & Industry Expertise: Relevant occupational competence in Motor Vehicle and/or Engineering, with current industry-standard vocational skills, recent industry experience, and up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies, quality assurance systems, awarding body requirements, and industry regulations.
• Workshop Support, Health & Safety & Compliance: Strong knowledge of health and safety practices, with the ability to apply safety principles effectively, support compliance requirements, maintain quality standards, and ensure practical activities operate safely and efficiently.
• Learner Support & Communication Skills: Ability to demonstrate practical techniques, motivate and inspire learners, communicate effectively with students and colleagues, and contribute positively to learner achievement and success.
• Organisation, Problem Solving & Professionalism: Strong organisational and time management skills, attention to detail, effective workload prioritisation, and the ability to resolve problems quickly within a busy workshop environment while maintaining high standards of quality.
• Teamwork & Continuous Development: Collaborative and learner-focused approach, commitment to continuous professional development, willingness to maintain current industry knowledge, reflective working practices, flexibility, and commitment to safeguarding and professional standards.

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: 17 August 2026

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 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.