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Salary is £29,316 - £34,394 Per Annum DOE and Qualifications

09/10/2026 23:59

Early Years Assessor

Tresham College, Kettering Campus Windmill Avenue NN15 6ER

Salary is between £29,316 and £34,394 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays,People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

37 Hours Per Week | 52 Weeks Per Year

Permanent | Full
-Time

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 an Early Years Assessor to join our Health, Social Care & Childcare department at The Bedford College Group.

• Industry Placements & Employer Engagement
  - Source and coordinate high-quality industry placements for Health, Care and Early Years students, building strong relationships with employers, stakeholders and advisory boards to enhance student opportunities.
• Student Support, Assessment & Progress Monitoring
  - Support learners throughout their placements, conduct observations and assessments, provide constructive feedback, monitor attendance and progress, and help students achieve awarding body requirements.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance
  - Ensure all placement activity meets college policies, awarding body standards, health and safety requirements, and quality assurance processes, maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Partnership Working & Curriculum Support
  - Work collaboratively with curriculum teams, careers services, business development colleagues, employers and internal verifiers to deliver successful placement programmes and positive learner outcomes.
• Safeguarding, Inclusion & Professional Development
  - Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, uphold student conduct standards, maintain professional knowledge through continuous development, and contribute to departmental and college-wide initiatives.

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.

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…