Assistant Centre Manager

The Bedford College Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Centre Manager to contribute to student success. In this pivotal role, you will engage with students and staff to foster a supportive educational environment. Your responsibilities will include overseeing various operational aspects and ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies. This role is essential for promoting teamwork, continuous improvement, and inclusivity within the institution. Join a dynamic team dedicated to enriching the educational experience for over 15,000 students annually, making a lasting impact in the community and beyond.

Job description

Organisation Type: College

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About the role:

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

1. Overall Responsibilities
2. Main Duties
3. Statutory Duties
4. Other Duties
5. Work Schedule

About you:

1. Qualifications
2. Experience
3. Skills
4. Personal Attributes
5. Safeguarding and Development

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

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Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

1. Valuing Teamwork
2. Improving Continuously
3. Student Centred
4. Inclusive
5. Open and Caring
6. Nurturing Education Excellence

About Bedford College Services (BCS)

BCS is a multi-faceted enterprise that operates across the leisure, hospitality, catering, theatre and facilities hire sectors. The purpose of BCS is to provide a suite of commercial services to the staff and students of The Bedford College Group and to the wider community. Always striving to provide the highest quality of product and services and endeavouring to ensure that its supply chain complies with modern day thinking of sustainability, carbon emissions and modern slavery. BCS will bid for external contracts to provide those services, exploiting its management skills and capacity. Additionally, BCS works to enrich student and staff experience within the Group through work experience, qualifying courses or apprenticeship, actively engaging within the communities it operates in.

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 a 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 provide 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.