Associate – Learning Centre Trainer

Role: Associate – Learning Centre Trainer

Location: Bedford College – The Bedford Learning Centre

Salary: £13.00 per hour.

Hours/Weeks: 20 hours per week

Contract Type: Sessional – Hourly Paid

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Associate Learning Centre Trainer to join our Learning Centres department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Teaching & Student Support – Deliver and assess ICT learning effectively, providing guidance, tutorials, and support to help students achieve their learning goals.
• Assessment & Administration – Conduct assessments and internal verification, manage student inductions and reviews, and maintain accurate records and progress tracking.
• Systems & Organisation – Support the administration of student bookings and files using database systems, ensuring all documentation is up to date and compliant with Learning Centre procedures.
• Teamwork & Development – Collaborate with colleagues to meet recruitment and success targets, attend meetings and training, and stay current with developments in Computing and IT.
• Compliance & Safeguarding – Promote a safe, inclusive learning environment by adhering to safeguarding, equality, health and safety, and professional development policies.

About you:

• IT Proficiency & Qualifications – Holds ITQ Level 2 or equivalent skills with strong experience using Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Publisher, and PowerPoint.
• Customer Service & Communication – Proven success in customer-facing roles, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
• Teamwork & Inclusivity – Works well in diverse teams, values others’ contributions, and demonstrates respect, openness, and honesty in all interactions, aligned with the College’s core values.
• Flexibility & Professionalism – Willing to work evenings and Saturdays, adapt to changing workloads, and promote the College’s reputation through professional conduct and community engagement.
• Safeguarding & Continuous Development – Committed to safeguarding responsibilities, maintaining appropriate boundaries, and continuously updating skills and knowledge in line with health and safety 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: 30 July 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 Bedford College

Bedford College has a number of sites across the town and surrounding areas, these include our main Cauldwell Street campus in the heart of the town, our hair and beauty salon on the High Street, the advanced automotive centre on Brunel Road and the gas and technology plumbing centre in Kempston.

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

Job Description – Associate Trainer.docx