Admissions Assistant – Summer Associate

Role: Admissions Assistant – Summer Associate

Location: Tresham College – Corby Campus

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Hours/Weeks: 30 hours per week – Mon – Thu 11.00 to 17.00 and Friday 10.30 to 16.30

Contract Type: Fixed Term – Part Time – 6-week contract

About the role:

We are currently seeking an Admissions Assistant to join our Customer Services department at The Bedford College Group.

As an Admissions Assistant, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Admissions Support – Assist with delivering a high-quality, inclusive admissions and enrolment service during the busy summer period.
• Applicant Experience – Provide face-to-face support at enrolment events, ensuring applicants feel welcomed, informed, and supported throughout the process.
• Data & Administration – Help collect, process, and maintain accurate applicant data, supporting pre-enrolment checks and system updates.
• Team Collaboration – Work flexibly across campuses and departments, resolving basic queries and contributing to a smooth onboarding experience.
• Continuous Improvement – Support enhancements to the enrolment process based on feedback, while adhering to safeguarding and College policies.

About you:

• Education & Experience – Holds a good standard of education with GCSEs in English and maths, and has strong administrative and customer-facing experience.
• Professional Skills – Demonstrates excellent organisation, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Communication & Collaboration – Friendly, calm, and professional communicator who works well with diverse groups and builds credibility quickly.
• Technical & Adaptability – Confident with IT systems, quick to learn new processes, and able to represent the organisation professionally at all times.
• Commitment & Safeguarding – Flexible, self-motivated, and committed to safeguarding, with the ability to travel across campuses and maintain appropriate boundaries.

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: 9 July 2025

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisationalVISION 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.

Documents

TBCG Ex-Offenders Policy.pdf

Draft Admissions Assistant JD.docx