Lecturer - Childcare

Buckinghamshire College Group; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers Pension Scheme

Free Parking

Discounted Childcare in Aylesbury DayN

Discounted treatments in Aylesbury HAB

Cycle to Work Scheme

CPD

Job summary

Buckinghamshire College Group is seeking a part-time Lecturer in Childcare at the Aylesbury Campus to educate and engage students pursuing careers in Early Years or Primary settings.

You will plan and deliver high-quality teaching, motivate learners and support them to achieve success and progression; the role is pro rata with a salary range of £32,500–£41,000 on College Pay Scales.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high quality teaching in childcare.
• Motivate students and raise aspirations through subject knowledge.
• Support students to take responsibility for their own learning.

Job description

credit_card Salary The salary ranges from £32,500 - £41,000 Range 11-12 on the College Pay Scales (pro rata for fractional posts).

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary The salary ranges from £32,500 - £41,000 Range 11-12 on the College Pay Scales (pro rata for fractional posts).

Contractual hours 26

Basis Part time

Region South

Package Teachers Pension Scheme, Free Parking, Discounted Childcare in the Aylesbury Day Nursery, Discounted treatments in the Aylesbury Salon Intuition, Cycle to Work Scheme, Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Are you looking for a new challenge within the education sector? We are looking for part time (26 hours per week) Lecturer in Childcare to join Buckinghamshire College Group, based at our Aylesbury Campus.

As a Lecturer in Childcare you will be educating and engaging our students, preparing them for careers in a variety of work-related areas such as supporting children in Early Years or Primary Schools and supporting families and children. The skills delivered in our Childcare and Education courses will give students the skills and knowledge to achieve success in this sector and progress to higher levels of study, employment or university.

As the successful candidate will be course leading and delivering on the T-Level in Childcare programme, experience within the industry is required.

As a Lecturer – Childcare, you will::

• Plan and deliver high quality teaching in the subject areas required, using up to date vocational knowledge and expertise to ensure the curriculum delivered develops students’ employability, life and learning skills
• Motivate and inspire students and raise their aspirations through own enthusiasm and subject knowledge
• Support students to take responsibility for their own learning by helping them to set goals that stretch and challenge them
• Manage and promote positive student behaviour

Why join Buckinghamshire College Group?

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

Employee benefits include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme
• Access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5,000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

As a member of our team you will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting students and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – while being innovative and comfortable with experimentation of new ideas and approaches including use of digital tools to enhance student engagement - we call this the Bucks College Factor!

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you’d like to be part of, then we’d love to hear from you.

Taking Teaching Further

The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation’s Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.

As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn ‘on the job’. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status. Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions located in the job details above.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

The closing date for applications is 21 st September 2026 . Interviews are scheduled to take place on 30 th September 2026 ; however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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