TL6 - Teaching & Learning Training

Bedford ESOL; Kettering; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Peoples Pension

Retail and leisure discounts

Access to college courses

Job summary

The Bedford College Group invites applications for an Early Years Assessor based at the Kettering Campus. You will source industry placements, assess learners on placements, and monitor progress to help students meet awarding body requirements.

You will drive safeguarding, inclusion and partnership work while maintaining high professional standards and accurate records across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Level 4 Early Years qualification, TAQA Assessor award, and GCSE Maths and English.
• Experience in training, assessing and supporting learners.
• Able to travel between locations and work with employers.
• Strong organisation and accurate record keeping using IT systems.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Source and coordinate high-quality industry placements for Health, Care and Early Years students, building strong relationships with employers and advisory boards.
• Support learners throughout placements, conduct observations and assessments, provide feedback and monitor progress.
• Ensure placement activity meets college policies and awarding body standards, with accurate documentation.
• Collaborate with curriculum teams, careers services, business development and employers to deliver placement programmes.
• Promote safeguarding and inclusion and contribute to department and college wide initiatives.

Skills

Training & Assessment

Student Support

Observation & Feedback

Partnership Working

Organisation & Communication

Safeguarding & Inclusion

Early Years Qualification

TAQA Assessor

GCSE Maths & English

Education

Level 4 Early Years qualification

TAQA Assessor Award

Job description

Role: Early Years Assessor

Location: Tresham College, Kettering Campus Windmill Avenue NN15 6ER

Salary/Benefits: 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.

Hours/Weeks: 37 Hours Per Week | 52 Weeks Per Year

Contract Type: 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.

About the role:

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

As an Early Years Assessor, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• 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.

About you:

• Qualifications & Professional Expertise - Holds a Level 4 Early Years qualification, TAQA Assessor award, and GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent), with up-to-date sector knowledge and a commitment to continuous professional development.
• Training, Assessment & Student Support - Experienced in training, assessing and supporting young people and adults, delivering high-quality learning experiences and helping learners achieve positive outcomes.
• Partnership Working & Stakeholder Engagement - Builds effective relationships with employers, community stakeholders and colleagues to create opportunities that enhance learning, employability and student success.
• Organisation, Communication & Teamwork - Highly organised with strong interpersonal skills, able to manage workloads, maintain accurate records, use IT systems effectively, and contribute positively within collaborative and diverse teams.
• Professionalism, Safeguarding & Flexibility - Committed to safeguarding, equality, diversity and health and safety, with a flexible and professional approach, willingness to travel between locations, and ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

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

Interviews to be held:

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.

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 andTreshamCollegein the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;ShuttleworthCollege,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 MotorsportalongsideSilverstonerace circuit.To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kelling which offer IT training.

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.

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.

Terms and Conditions - BCPS

• 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• 27 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays
• Peoples Pension
• Retail and leisure discounts