AGENCY - Lecturer Childcare

All of the rates are inclusive of agency fees, marking and prepping, travel and/or accommodation

AGENCY
- Childcare Lecturer

Bedford Campus, Cauldwell Street

152

TBC

03/09/2026

23/10/2026

TBC

To provide high-quality teaching and learning experiences that enable students to achieve their potential while supporting their wellbeing, development and success.

• Recent experience of teaching
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills

• Cert Ed or equivalent teaching qualification
• English and maths GCSE Grade 4 or equivalent

• Child and Workforce Enhanced DBS. A current and valid DBS under the Agency/on the Update Service. If Update Check, to provide the evidence of this check in addition to the DBS certificate linked to the service.
• Complete set of references to cover the past 3 years (and last employment worked with children if this was prior to this).
• RTW evidence.
• Proof of Address
• Confirmation of online search.
• Confirmation of health check – placement is Fit to Work.
• Confirmation of overseas check, if relevant. If not, to confirm N/A.
• Teacher Prohibition check and confirmation clear.
• Employment history from school
  - With all gaps in employment accounted for

KB001, 002, 003, 004B12, 004B22

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Recruiting

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.

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.

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.

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 andTresham

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