Lecturer – Animal Management

Role: Lecturer – Animal Management

Location: Shuttleworth College – Old Warden

Salary/Benefits: Salary from £31,930 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications, Teacher’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Animal Management to join our Animal Sciences department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Overall Responsibilities – Prepare, deliver, assess, and verify Animal Science courses; provide high-quality learning experiences; contribute to curriculum development and innovative teaching; participate in marketing and promotion activities.
• Main Duties – Teach effectively across programs, develop and maintain schemes of work, implement new learning materials, assess and record student work, monitor progress, provide progress reports, develop vocational opportunities, conduct workplace visits, stay updated in subject area, implement quality processes, ensure engaging learning environments, manage student behavior, plan and oversee sessions, complete administrative tasks, participate in meetings, take part in marketing activities, interview potential students, contribute to curriculum development, promote safeguarding, carry out additional duties as requested.
• Additional Duties for Qualified Lecturers – Lead curriculum development, mentor new staff, work with Advanced Practitioners.
• Statutory Duties – Promote and safeguard welfare, ensure equality and diversity, follow health and safety requirements, participate in training and development.

About you:

• Qualifications – Degree level qualification in relevant subject or equivalent (e.g., HND), willingness to achieve Certificate in Education or equivalent, GCSE Maths and English (grades A-C) or equivalent, or willingness to achieve Level 2 within one year.
• Experience – Knowledge of current issues in animal management, sector experience, recent teaching experience, achieving team objectives and deadlines, high performance in previous roles, working with diverse backgrounds, promoting equality and diversity.
• Skills – Align with College values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, Honesty), positive team contribution, promoting College reputation, effective communication (face-to-face, telephone, writing), high-quality teaching, strong teaching skills, teaching various levels and ages, curriculum development, accurate administrative tasks, working on own initiative, strong interpersonal skills, prioritizing objectives, meeting deadlines.
• Attributes – Current driving licence, willingness to update skills, awareness of health and safety, commitment to professional development, flexible work approach, safeguarding welfare, maintaining appropriate relationships and boundaries, willingness to work at all locations.

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: 19 May 2025

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 Shuttleworth College

Shuttleworth College is set within the stunning location of Old Warden Park, near Biggleswade.  It’s a specialist land-based college, offering agricultural and environmental education, alongside animal sciences, equine studies and outdoor adventure all delivered within acres of parkland, farmland, lakes and woodland.

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.

Documents

TBCG Ex-Offenders Policy.pdf

JD&PS – Lecturer Animal Management 2024.docx