RESET Student Engagement Officer

Location: Wellingborough

Salary: £25,585 - £30,915 per annum, pro rata

Expires: 23/11/2026 23:59

Role: RESET Student Engagement Mentor

Location: Wellingborough Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £25,585 and £30,915 per annum pro rata DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus public holidays, People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 29.6 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Part-time, permanent

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 RESET Student Engagement Officer to join our Specialist Provision department at The Bedford College Group .

As a RESET Student Engagement Officer, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Student Engagement & Re-Engagement - Support vulnerable and at-risk learners to overcome social, emotional and behavioural barriers, develop resilience and positive learning behaviours, and successfully re-engage with education and their vocational studies.
• Attendance, Behaviour & Learner Progress - Promote high attendance, readiness to learn and positive behaviour, delivering interventions, monitoring progress, managing reintegration plans and recognising learner achievements.
• Mentoring, Activities & Student Support - Provide one-to-one and group mentoring, deliver behaviour awareness programmes, organise lunchtime and enrichment activities, and support students to build confidence, relationships and conflict-resolution skills.
• Partnership Working & Student Advocacy - Work collaboratively with curriculum teams, safeguarding staff, support services and external agencies to coordinate support and ensure learners receive the guidance they need to succeed.
• Safeguarding, Compliance & Professional Practice - Maintain accurate records and reports, uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, health and safety requirements, contribute to college-wide activities and events, and participate in continuous professional development.

About You

• Qualifications & Training - GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent), a good general education, and a commitment to developing safeguarding, youth mental health and student support knowledge through ongoing training.
• Student Support & Guidance Experience - Experience supporting learners, with knowledge of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, confidentiality, careers guidance, and the personal, social and employability needs of young people.
• Communication, Organisation & IT Skills - Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational and decision-making skills, supported by good IT proficiency, data analysis capabilities and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Relationship Building & Student Engagement - Ability to motivate, coach and support a diverse range of learners, build positive professional relationships, improve attendance and engagement, and contribute to a culture of aspiration and achievement.
• Professionalism, Flexibility & Compliance - Able to work independently and collaboratively, maintain professional boundaries, travel between sites, adapt to changing demands, and uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, health and safety, and continuous professional development requirements.

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: to be confirmed

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 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.

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