Role: SEND Emotional Support Facilitator
Location: Shuttleworth College – Old Warden
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £25,585 and £30,915 per annum (Pro-Rata) DOE and Qualifications, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 18.5 hours per week – 40 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent – Term and Part 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 SEND Emotional Support Facilitator to join our Foundation Learning & Additional Learning Support department at The Bedford College Group.
As a SEND Emotional Support Facilitator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
1. SEND Learner Support & Mentoring – Act as the first point of contact for SEND students, providing tailored out‑of‑class support, regular mentoring and advocacy to help them feel safe, engaged and able to progress.
2. Engagement, Activities & Inclusion – Plan and deliver lunchtime and social activities, lead events that promote positive interaction and inclusion, and support diversity‑calendar activities to enhance wellbeing and engagement.
3. Collaboration & Student Welfare – Work closely with curriculum teams to support SEND students’ safety, wellbeing and achievement, attend support meetings and ensure student views are represented.
4. Record‑Keeping & Resource Management– Maintain additional learning support records, contribute to curriculum performance monitoring, and ensure displays and resources remain up‑to‑date and welcoming.
5. College‑Wide Responsibilities & Compliance– Participate in marketing events, uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, health & safety responsibilities and engage in relevant training and professional development.
About you:
6. Qualifications & Core Knowledge – A‑Levels (or equivalent) plus GCSE‑level English and Maths, with strong understanding of the SEND Code of Practice 2014, safeguarding, equality, diversity and confidentiality requirements.
7. Experience in SEND & Further Education – Experience supporting young people with SEND, working in FE or related settings, collaborating within teams and using IT/Microsoft Office confidently in daily practice.
8. Communication, Relationships & Professionalism – Able to communicate effectively with students, parents, staff and external agencies, form appropriate professional boundaries and consistently represent the College positively.
9. Learner Support, Organisation & Initiative – Skilled in one‑to‑one support, prioritising workloads, innovating within the role and working independently while contributing to a welcoming, supportive and high‑performing environment.
10. Values, Flexibility & Safeguarding Commitment – Works in line with College values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness and Honesty), committed to continuous development, flexible working, travel across sites and full safeguarding responsibilities.
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: TBC
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
11. 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.
12. Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
13. 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.
14. Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
15. 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.
16. 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.