Associate Lecturer – CIPD

Role: Associate Lecturer – CIPD

Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary: Salary is between £20.50 and £21.50 per hour DOE and Qualifications.

Hours/Weeks: 3 hours per week – Thursdays – 18:00 – 21:00

Contract Type: Sessional – Hourly Paid

About the role:

We are currently seeking an Associate Lecturer in CIPD to join our Business department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Teaching & Assessment – Deliver and assess the Level 5 CIPD Associate Diploma in People Management, tailoring learning to individual student needs and ensuring awarding body standards are met.
• Student Support & Progress Monitoring – Provide tutorials, track progress, maintain records, and guide students to achieve their full potential through high-quality learning experiences.
• Curriculum Development & Innovation – Contribute to curriculum design, develop engaging learning materials, and implement vocational opportunities to enhance student outcomes.
• Quality Assurance & College Engagement – Participate in course reviews, team meetings, student surveys, and college-wide events, while supporting recruitment and promotional activities.
• Compliance & Professional Conduct – Uphold safeguarding, equality, and health & safety standards; engage in CPD; and mentor new staff while promoting TBCG values and policies.

About you:

• Qualifications & Industry Experience – CIPD qualified (or equivalent), GCSEs in English and Maths (A–C), with professional experience in an HR environment and a strong track record of performance.
• Teaching & Curriculum Skills – Skilled in developing engaging learning materials, extending vocational relevance, maintaining student behaviour standards, and completing administrative tasks accurately.
• Compliance & Best Practice – Knowledge of health & safety, equality and diversity, and safeguarding; committed to upholding professional boundaries and College policies.
• Professional Attributes & Communication – Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work collaboratively, promote the College’s reputation, and contribute positively to team culture.
• Flexibility & Development – Willing to travel across sites, adapt working hours, and continuously update skills and knowledge through CPD.

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: TBC

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

CIPD.docx