Teaching and Learning Mentor - Apprenticeships in Bedford

Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £25,585 and £30,915 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

• Learner Mentoring & Personal Development: Provide one-to-one and small-group mentoring to apprentices, helping them build confidence, improve study skills, overcome barriers to learning, and achieve their personal and academic goals.
• Progress Monitoring & Intervention: Support target setting, review learner progress, identify at-risk learners, implement intervention strategies, monitor attendance and punctuality, and maintain accurate records to promote learner success.
• Pastoral Support & Wellbeing: Deliver wellbeing, safeguarding and personal development activities, provide pastoral guidance, promote mental health awareness, and refer learners to specialist support services where appropriate.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Work closely with employers, parents/carers, staff and external agencies to coordinate support, provide progress updates, and ensure learners receive the assistance needed to succeed.
• Safeguarding, Behaviour & Professional Standards: Promote safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, support the application of behaviour and disciplinary procedures, undertake mandatory training, and contribute to a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment.

About you

• Qualifications & Educational Experience: Holds a minimum Level 3 teaching qualification and Level 2 English and Maths, with experience supporting young people and vulnerable adults in educational settings through tutorials, mentoring and pastoral care.
• Learner Support & Intervention Skills: Skilled in motivating learners, identifying and supporting at-risk students, delivering effective tutorials, creating high-quality learning materials, and implementing strategies that promote learner engagement, wellbeing and achievement.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience liaising effectively with parents, employers, external agencies and colleagues, delivering presentations, and providing clear reports and updates.
• Organisation, Administration & Problem Solving: Demonstrates excellent administration, record-keeping and coordination skills, with the ability to manage resources, meet deadlines, analyse problems, develop practical solutions, and ensure compliance with audit and apprenticeship requirements.
• Professionalism, Flexibility & College Values: Committed to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, and continuous professional development, with the flexibility to travel, visit apprentices in the workplace, and work in line with The Bedford College Group’s values, policies and procedures.

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: 15 September 2026

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 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.