GRADUATE TEACHING ASSOCIATE IN SECURITY in High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.

Location: High Wycombe

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Range: £33,951 - £37,694

Hours per week: 37

Closing Date: 22/05/2026

Our Values: Our University’s DRIVE values are at the heart of all that we do. We are united in being dynamic, responsible, inclusive, visionary and empowering to ensure that we provide the best experience to our learners and offer excellent service to our partners and to each other as colleagues. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission.

Purpose of the Role: The purpose of this role is to deliver a first-class student experience through research-informed teaching, impactful research, and knowledge exchange activities. The role supports teaching and learning through the delivery of modules in conjunction with the Programme Leader. Typical duties include class teaching; personal tutorial support; provision of feedback to students; coursework assessment and examination marking. You will work closely with colleagues across the College of Leadership and Innovation to ensure top-quality, inclusive teaching, learning and research.

What We Offer:

• A generous holiday entitlement (35 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)
• Hybrid working (dependent on business needs)
• Training & development support opportunities
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discounted gym membership for our on-site gym
• A range of staff discounts with major retailers

Inclusive Employment: BNU is proud to have a diverse community and a strong track record of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace and aim to continue building an environment where everyone thrives and can be themselves. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in BNU’s workforce. These include people from global majority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and LGBTQI+ people, particularly in more senior roles. BNU is a Disability Confident employer, giving you the opportunity to declare a disability as part of the application process.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Act as a main point of contact for class teaching for one or more programmes.
• Demonstrate enhancement activities in the delivery of programmes e.g., blended learning.
• Design and prepare teaching materials within the overall module/programme framework, including planning and delivering the curriculum using appropriate media.
• Undertake associated activities with the programmes taught including personal tutoring; student recruitment; assessment, review and evaluation.
• Provide guidance on how to produce work at an appropriate academic level and prepare for examinations.
• Marking of assignments, essays, and exams using solutions provided by the programme leader.
• Provide effective feedback, support and guidance to students to promote improvement of performance.
• Contribute to the student experience by delivering excellent customer service, as evidenced in student feedback.
• Participate in Open Days, school, college and partnership links and marketing and promotional work of the cluster and/or College.
• Engage in professional development activities relating to teaching, learning and assessment.
• Maintain and foster the high reputation of the University in practice partner settings.
• Comply with relevant legislative and other requirements in all working practices.

Education, Qualifications & Training:

• First Degree in a relevant field.
• Working towards a relevant master’s degree.
• Commitment to working towards and achieving a teaching qualification.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Adequate knowledge in discipline/field.
• Specialist skills appropriate to the programmes taught.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office software.

Skills:

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with all stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to be flexible and respond to changing priorities.
• Excellent people skills with the ability to build good working relationships.

Special Requirements:

• A willingness and ability to work in off-site locations.
• Ability to contribute to University Open Days.

Behavioural Indicators:

• Delivering excellent service: Providing the best quality service to all stakeholders and building genuine relationships to drive up service standards.
• Working together: Collaborating across boundaries with others to achieve objectives and valuing different contributions in this process.
• Achieving results: Consistently meeting agreed objectives and success criteria, and taking personal responsibility for getting things done.