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Please note, we no longer accept CV’s for applications, and we are unable to offer sponsorship for overseas applicants.

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We currently do not have any vacancies but please contact hr@kingsarmsproject.org if you have any questions regarding recruitment.

ESOL Cover Tutor

Hours: According to Service need, Term-time only

Benefits: Employee Discount App

Terms: Zero hours contract

Salary: £12.75 (Non-CELTA Qualified) – £13.57 (CELTA Qualified) per hour plus holiday pay

Location: Shefford, Bedfordshire

Closing Date: Monday 3rd November 2025

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in the event of a successful candidate being appointed.

Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.  The ESOL Tutor team teach, plan, deliver and assess learners of English as a second language. Group classes are provided to resettled adults and run at Pre-Entry, Beginner, Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Levels at our teaching locations in Shefford and Bedford.

About The Role:

This role serves to support the delivery of high quality, formal scheduled ESOL teaching. The ESOL Cover Tutor will provide short or long-term cover of group classes at our sites in Shefford & Bedford in instances of staff absence due to sickness or training In the event of staff absence, the ESOL Cover Tutor will be asked to cover classes at short notice. In such eventualities session plans for the class will be provided. In the event of longer term cover the ESOL Cover Tutor will be responsible for lesson planning, delivery, assessment and review. There is the opportunity for the cover tutor to also take up 1:1 in home tutoring for clients who are on maternity leave or facing periods of sickness. 

Due to the post being based in two locations, it is essential for the successful applicant to have a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

Interested?

You can download a full job description below.

Next Step

If you are interested in this role, please see below for the Job Description and click the link here to complete our application form, and complete the Equal Opportunities form here.

ESOL Creche Assistant (Fixed Term)

Hours:  21hrs per week (term time only) Mon-Thurs, 9:30-14:30 plus one hour per week for meetings

Terms: Permanent

Salary: Hourly rate £12.21 plus holiday pay

Contract: This role is a fixed term contract (October 25-July 26,  for 39 weeks)

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Insurance , Employee Discount App

Location: Bedford & Shefford, Bedfordshire

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025 5pm

Interview Date: Tuesday 28th October 2025

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in the event of a successful candidate being appointed.

Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

About the Role

The Creche Nursery Assistant is a childcare professional involved in the day-to-day running of the Crèche for English Learners. You perform an important role caring or children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment.

We are seeking someone who is creative, reflective and able to implement new ideas to continually improve practice and support the management team. Staff meetings will take place outside of creche opening hours.

This role is split between our sites in Shefford and Bedford subject to service need.

Due to the post being based in two locations, it is essential for the successful applicant to have a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

You can download a full job description below.

** Please note, this role requires Level 3 Children’s Care Learning & Development or equivalent qualification.

Next Step

If you are interested in this role, please see below for the Job Description and click the link here to complete our application form, and complete the Equal Opportunities form here.

 

Winter Night Shelter Shift Leaders

Shifts: Evening shift (6pm-11pm),  and/or Morning shift (6.45am-8.30/9am)
Period of Time: 1st December 2025 – 16th March 2026
Contract type: Bank worker
Pay:  Hourly rate of £12.75 + 1.62 holiday pay = £14.37 per hour

Location: 56 Harpur Street, Bedford, with some additional travel to clients homes across Bedfordshire

Closing Date: Monday 27th October 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 29th October between 1-3.30pm, Thursday 30th October between 9.30-3.30pm.

Winter can be the toughest time for our homeless community and the impact of cold weather can even put lives at risk for those sleeping rough on our streets.

The Bedford Winter Night Shelter is going to provide a vital place for our homeless community to find a free, warm, safe place to stay, and is going to be delivered at our community hub in Harpur Street, Bedford opening 7.45pm- 8am Monday-Sunday from December 1st 2025, to March 16th 2026.

 

About the role

The role of shift leader is an important part of the success of the Winter Night Shelter. Working with a team of volunteers you will set the rhythm and tone for the evening. You will provide a welcome to volunteers, making sure they are briefed and ready to assist our guests. You will welcome guests and register/risk assess helping to ensure that risks presented by guests to volunteers and other guests are minimised. You and the volunteer team will provide meals and help guests to access their sleeping arrangements for the night.

For full details of each shift leader’s role, please download the job description pdf below.

Our team say; “KAP is an amazing place to work, and management are really supportive, and the other team members are all lovely.”

Next Step

If this sounds like you, please apply by completing the application form here, and the equal opportunity form here.

 

Home for Tonight, Hope for Tomorrow

Bedford Winter Night Shelter We're opening our doors from 1st December until 16th March.
We need YOUR help.
This year the Winter Night Shelter isn’t just a home for tonight, it’s hope for tomorrow.

Home for tonight, hope for tomorrow