Lecturer - Health and Social Care

Location: Tresham College - Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough Campus’

Benefits: Teachers Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Health and Social Care to join our Care, Childcare and Counselling department at The Bedford College group.

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

• Preparing, delivering, assessing and verifying subject specialisms on a range of courses from Level 1 to Level 5.
• Supporting and guiding students to achieve success and realise their potential.
• Managing students’ learning and providing a high-quality learning experience.
• Contributing pro-actively to developments in the college and in curriculum development and innovative teaching.
• Teaching effectively on a range of programmes, levels and qualification types recognising and meeting students’ individual needs.
• Preparing schemes of work which are up to date and fully meet the requirements of awarding bodies.
• Researching, developing and effectively implementing new learning materials in a variety of media to engage students in learning.
• Assessing students’ work effectively to meet awarding body standards and carrying out verification and moderation.
• Monitoring and recording students’ progress and taking action to ensure students meet required standards and deadlines.
• Meeting assessment deadlines as set by the awarding body and the college
• Preparing a variety of reports and maintaining records on students’ progress and performance
• Participating in effective internal quality assurance and other quality procedures.
• Maintaining records on students’ progress and performance, communicating in a timely manner to the Course Manager, Centre Manager or Head of Department where there are issues / concerns.

About you:

• Hold a Health and Social Care related qualification at Level 3 and above or equivalent in related subject area
• Have English and mathematics or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent
• Hold a Certificate in Education
• Have vocational experience in Health and Social care
• Have knowledge of the current developments in own specialist area
• Possess the ability to demonstrate excellent organisational skills and work effectively to deadlines
• Possess the ability to achieve positive working relationships with staff cross-College
• Possess the ability to demonstrate commitment to own continuing professional development
• Have a flexible approach to work and working times

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: 13 February 2025

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 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.