Transition Team Leader

Bedford ESOL; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

People’s Pension

Discounts (Retail & Leisure)

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Bedford College Group is seeking a Transition Team Leader to join our Specialist Provision department at Wellingborough Campus. You will drive student engagement, transition support and progression opportunities to help learners achieve positive outcomes.

As a Team Leader, you will co-ordinate safeguarding responsibilities, monitor attendance and collaborate with curriculum, pastoral, and external partners to ensure holistic support for students.

Qualifications

• Qualifications & professional development requirements including Level 3+ youth work/teaching qualification.
• GCSE Maths and English required, safeguarding and mental health training emphasized.

Responsibilities

• Student Engagement & Transition Support: mentor at-risk learners and support progression.
• Behaviour, Wellbeing & Personal Development: promote positive behaviour and resilience.
• Employer Engagement & Progression: enable enrichment and work placements.
• Partnership Working & Student Advocacy: collaborate with curriculum and safeguarding teams.
• Monitoring, Reporting & Safeguarding: track progress and maintain safeguarding duties.

Education

Level 3 or higher youth work/teaching qualification

GCSE Maths and English

Job description

Role: Transition Team Leader

Location: WellingboroughCampus

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £29,316 and £34,394 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays,People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent - Full 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 Transition Team Leader to join our Specialist Provision department at The Bedford College Group.

As a Team Leader, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Student Engagement & Transition Support - Build positive relationships with at-risk learners, providing mentoring, interventions and targeted support to improve attendance, engagement, confidence and successful progression into education, employment or training.
• Behaviour, Wellbeing & Personal Development - Promote positive behaviour, resilience and emotional wellbeing through restorative and trauma-informed approaches, helping students overcome barriers to learning and develop independence, self-awareness and personal values.
• Employer Engagement & Progression Opportunities - Deliver enrichment, social action and employer engagement activities, support work placements and transitions, and help students understand progression pathways and employment opportunities.
• Partnership Working & Student Advocacy - Work collaboratively with curriculum, pastoral, SEND, safeguarding teams, parents, carers and external agencies to provide holistic support and ensure student voices influence programme development.
• Monitoring, Reporting & Safeguarding - Track student progress, attendance, destinations and intervention outcomes, produce regular reports, uphold safeguarding responsibilities and contribute to equality, diversity, quality improvement and continuous professional development.

About you

• Qualifications & Professional Development - Level 3 or higher youth work/teaching qualification, GCSE Maths and English, with a commitment to safeguarding, mental health training and ongoing professional development.
• Student Support & Engagement Experience - Experience teaching, coaching or mentoring young people, providing careers guidance, improving attendance and motivation, and supporting learners' personal, social and employability development.
• Communication, Organisation & IT Skills - Strong verbal and written communication, organisational, project management, decision-making, analytical and IT skills, with the ability to work effectively to deadlines.
• Relationship Building & Inclusive Practice - Ability to build positive professional relationships with students, colleagues and stakeholders, whilst promoting equality, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding and trauma-informed approaches.
• Professionalism & Adaptability - Able to work independently and as part of a team, handle sensitive information confidentially, maintain professional boundaries, adapt to changing priorities and support learners to achieve their full potential.

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: on a date 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 andTreshamCollegein the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;ShuttleworthCollege,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 MotorsportalongsideSilverstonerace 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.