Lecturer - Motor Vehicle
About the role
We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Motor Vehicle to join our Motor Vehicle department at The Bedford College Group.
As a Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Deliver Motor Vehicle Training – Teach and assess light vehicle maintenance and repair across various courses and qualification levels.
- Support Student Success – Guide learners through tutorials, monitor progress, and provide high-quality learning experiences tailored to individual needs.
- Develop Curriculum & Resources – Create schemes of work, implement innovative teaching materials, and contribute to new course development.
- Ensure Compliance & Quality – Maintain accurate records, meet awarding body standards, uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety, and participate in IQA processes.
- Engage in Promotion & Professional Growth – Take part in marketing activities, student recruitment, and proactively pursue training and development opportunities.
About you
- Qualifications Required – Level 3 relevant qualification, GCSE English & Maths (or willingness to achieve), and commitment to gaining teaching and assessor/verifier credentials.
- Teaching & Industry Expertise – Recent experience delivering and assessing motor vehicle programmes, strong subject knowledge, and ability to apply current industry developments.
- Commitment to Equality & Safeguarding – Understanding of EDI principles, safeguarding responsibilities, and ability to maintain professional boundaries with learners.
- Skills & Attributes – Excellent organisation, interpersonal and influencing skills, ability to work to deadlines, and create a welcoming, supportive environment for students.
- Professional Values & Flexibility – Alignment with College values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, Honesty), willingness to update skills, work across sites, and engage in continuous development.
Requirements
Qualifications Required – Level 3 relevant qualification, GCSE English & Maths (or willingness to achieve), and commitment to gaining teaching and assessor/verifier credentials.
Recent experience delivering and assessing motor vehicle programmes, strong subject knowledge, and ability to apply current industry developments.
Understanding of EDI principles, safeguarding responsibilities, and ability to maintain professional boundaries with learners.
Excellent organisation, interpersonal and influencing skills, ability to work to deadlines, and create a welcoming, supportive environment for students.
Alignment with College values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, Honesty), willingness to update skills, work across sites, and engage in continuous development.
Benefits
- 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
Pay
Salary is between £33,048 and £38,169 per annum DOE and Qualifications
Schedule
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year
Contract Type
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Safeguarding
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.
About Bedford College
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
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
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.
Candidates who are barred from working with children
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.