Associate Lecturer – Digital Skills for ESOL

Role: Associate Lecturer – Digital Skills for ESOL

Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary/Benefits: £25 per hour

Hours/Weeks: 6 per week – 09.15 to 16.30

Contract Type: Sessional – Hourly Paid

About the role:

We are currently seeking an Associate Lecturer in Digital Skills for ESOL to join our ESOL and Basic Skills department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• ESOL Teaching & Delivery – Plan, prepare, and deliver engaging ESOL lessons for 16–18 and adult learners across day and evening classes, using varied strategies and ILT resources to support learner development.
• Assessment & Learner Support – Conduct interviews and initial assessments, track and report student progress, provide tailored support, and liaise with relevant staff to ensure learner needs are met.
• Curriculum & Quality Assurance – Participate in curriculum planning, moderation, and evaluation processes, ensuring compliance with awarding body standards and contributing to continuous quality improvement.
• Professional Knowledge & Development – Maintain up-to-date expertise in ESOL, inclusive learning, and educational theory, while understanding the broader FE context and participating in ongoing professional development.
• Statutory Responsibilities – Uphold safeguarding, equality, health and safety, and training obligations in line with College policies, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and compliant learning environment.

About you:

• Essential Qualifications – Degree in ESOL/English or related field, CELTA or Trinity ESOL teaching qualification, and GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English; willingness to work towards DET or PGCE
• Teaching Experience – Proven success teaching ESOL across various levels and age groups, including Functional Skills English and evening classes.
• Inclusive Practice – Strong understanding of Equality and Diversity, with the ability to create inclusive, learner-focused environments.
• Professional Attributes – Excellent communication skills, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to achieving high retention and success rates.
• Flexibility & Mobility – Full driving licence with access to a vehicle for travel across campuses, and availability to teach evening classes as required.

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: 25 June 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

ESOL JD 24-25 (1).docx