Lecturer - Beauty

Role: Lecturer – Beauty

Location: Bedford College – Brooks Salon

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £31,930 and £36,878 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.

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 a Lecturer in Beauty to join our Hair and Beauty department at The Bedford College Group.

As a Lecturer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Teaching & Assessment – Deliver and assess engaging lessons across Level 1–3 Beauty Therapy courses, including massage and nail technology, tailored to individual student needs and awarding body standards.
• Student Support & Experience – Guide students to achieve their full potential, ensuring a high-quality, inclusive learning environment that keeps the student experience at the heart of all activities.
• Curriculum Development & Innovation – Prepare and review schemes of work, contribute to curriculum development, and support promotional events such as open days and careers conventions.
• Collaboration & Quality Assurance – Work effectively with colleagues to share expertise, implement quality processes, and maintain stimulating, safe learning environments that reflect diversity and best practice.
• Statutory Responsibilities – Uphold safeguarding, equality, health & safety, and participate in ongoing training and development in line with The Bedford College Group's policies and values.

About you:

• Qualifications & Industry Experience – Holds a relevant qualification at least one level above the course being taught, with recent experience in the beauty industry including massage and nail technology.
• Teaching & Professional Skills – Demonstrates excellent classroom management, communication, organisation, and prioritisation skills, with strong numeracy and IT proficiency (Microsoft Office).
• Adaptability & Teamwork – Able to work independently and collaboratively, manage workload under pressure, meet deadlines, and build professional relationships with students and colleagues.
• Values & Conduct – Maintains confidentiality, attention to detail, and professional standards in line with The Bedford College Group's values, including safeguarding, EDI, and health & safety.
• Flexibility & Commitment – Willing to travel across campuses, adapt working hours to meet business needs, and uphold appropriate boundaries with learners while continuously developing professionally.

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 CertEd information.

Interviews to be held: 17 November 2025

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 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

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

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.