Role: Lecturer - Mathematics
Location: Central Bedfordshire College – Dunstable Campus
Salary/Benefits: Salary from £31,930 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications, Teachers pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: TBC.
Contract Type: Permanent – Part Time.
About the role:
We are currently seeking Lecturer in Mathematics to join our Maths and English department at The Bedford College group .
As a Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Preparing, delivering and assessing Mathematics on a range of courses and levels.
- 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 Centre in curriculum development and innovative teaching.
- Participating in marketing and promotion activities to support a range of programmes and learning opportunities.
- 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.
- Leading curriculum development and organising the contribution of other members of teaching staff as appropriate.
- Being a designated tutor and providing student support.
- Acting as a subject specialist mentor to new teaching staff as part of the induction process.
- Working effectively with Advanced Practitioners to contribute to innovation in teaching and learning.
- Being responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for raising any concerns in line with college procedures.
- Being responsible for promoting equality and diversity in line with college procedures.
- Being responsible for following health and safety requirements in line with college policy and procedures.
- Participating proactively in training and development including qualification development required in the job role.
About you:
- Hold a relevant degree and/or level 5 qualification in Mathematics
- Hold a certificate in Education/PGCE or equivalent or be willing to achieve
- Have recent experience of teaching and assessing GCSE Mathematics courses
- Have knowledge of the current developments in own specialist area
- Possess the ability to demonstrate excellent classroom management
- Possess the ability to demonstrate excellent organisational skills and work effectively to deadlines
- Have awareness of health and safety requirements relevant to the job
- Possess the ability to demonstrate commitment to own continuing professional development
For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
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 Bedford College
Central Bedfordshire College (CBC) operates campuses across Central Bedfordshire. Offering a wide range of modern and professional facilities to prepare students for their chosen career pathway. CBC benefits from excellent transport links and town centre locations, enabling students to experience a high standard of education and training, alongside a thriving social experience.
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.
