RESET Student Engagement Mentor

Support Young People to Achieve Their Potential

Join our RESET team and play a vital role in supporting students who are experiencing difficulties in learning and are at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training).

What You’ll Do:

• Provide individual and group support to help students develop resilience, growth mindset, and transition strategies
• Ensure high attendance by proactively tackling persistent absence and supporting students’ readiness to learn
• Organise extracurricular activities during lunch and after college, linking learning to student interests
• Help students manage conflict by teaching them various resolution strategies
• Monitor student progress and adapt approaches to meet individual needs, maintaining detailed development records
• Deliver Behaviour Awareness Programmes enabling students to reflect on their learning journey
• Collaborate with Learning Mentors, Careers, Counselling, and Safeguarding teams for holistic support

What We’re Looking For:

• Essential: Maths and English GCSE (A-C) or equivalent, good general education
• Experience in student support or related roles, with awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Knowledge of safeguarding and confidentiality issues in education
• Strong verbal and written communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively with vulnerable students and build professional relationships
• Willingness to work towards Level 2 Safeguarding and Youth Mental Health First Aid qualification

Why Join Us? This flexible role offers the chance to make a real difference in young people’s lives while maintaining work-life balance. You’ll be part of a supportive team environment where professional development is encouraged and your contribution is valued.

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

Our VISION Values

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

RESET Student Engagement mentor.docx