Hairdressing & Barbering Lecturer

Lecturer
- Hairdressing and Barbering

Corby Campus

Salary is between £33,048 and £38,169 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 45 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher's Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Note - Salary and annual leave entitlement is for that of a Qualified Lecturer.

37 hrs per week | 52 weeks per year

Full Time
- Permanent

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we're unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Hairdressing & Barbering to join The Bedford College Group.

• Hairdressing & Barbering Teaching - Deliver practical and theory lessons across Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Hairdressing and Barbering programmes, ensuring learners develop the skills and knowledge required for employment and further progression.
• Student Achievement & Assessment - Assess, monitor and track student progress, provide constructive feedback, and support learners to achieve qualification standards, deadlines and their full potential.
• Curriculum Delivery & Innovation - Develop engaging learning resources, maintain up-to-date schemes of work, incorporate innovative teaching methods, and contribute to curriculum development and continuous improvement.
• Student Experience & Enrichment - Create an inclusive, safe and stimulating learning environment, support enrichment activities, and ensure students remain at the centre of all teaching and learning practices.
• Quality, Promotion & Professional Standards - Participate in quality assurance processes, open days and recruitment events, maintain current industry knowledge, and uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, health and safety requirements.

• Qualifications & Industry Expertise - Holds relevant Hairdressing and Barbering qualifications, with a strong background in the industry and a commitment to maintaining current professional knowledge and skills.
• Teaching & Training Experience - Experienced in teaching or training learners, with the ability to deliver engaging lessons, manage classrooms effectively, and embed innovative teaching practices.
• Communication & Organisational Skills - Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational and IT skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines, and build positive professional relationships.
• Professionalism & Compliance - Demonstrates professionalism, attention to detail, confidentiality, and a strong commitment to safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety, and college values.
• Flexibility & Adaptability - Able to work independently and collaboratively, adapt to changing demands, teach evening or weekend provision when required, and travel between campuses to support college activities and even

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

If you do not hold a recognised, qualified teaching qualification, please see attached PGCE Cert Ed information.

• TBC

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…