Role Summary
Position: Education Mentor – term‑time.
Location: Bedford.
Hours: 22.8‑38 hrs per week (Monday–Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm plus 30 minutes of admin time).
Contract: 37 weeks per term.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide tuition on vital life skills (using public transport, money management, accessing local resources such as libraries and sports centres).
- Support students aged 16–25 with learning disabilities (including autism spectrum disorder, ADHD and communication difficulties) in and outside the classroom and community settings.
- Deliver education from the base in Cotton End and within the Bedford community.
- Record learning in the required systems after each session.
- Build confidence, self‑esteem and positive relationships with students.
Qualifications & Requirements
- UK manual driving licence.
- GCSE (or equivalent) grade C in English and Maths.
- Previous teaching or support experience not necessary; a positive attitude and willingness to learn are essential.
- Own transport and willingness to travel across Bedford for school‑home and community work.
Training & Development
All new staff receive comprehensive training during probation, including e‑learning, face‑to‑face sessions and on‑the‑job mentoring. Following induction, continuing professional development is supported through MacIntyre’s Learning & Development team, Quality Specialists and HR.
Staff may progress to the Level 3 Award in Education and Training (free of charge) and pursue further qualifications as required.
Benefits
- 5.6 weeks of annual leave, including statutory public holidays
- Workplace pension scheme – MacIntyre contributes 3 % of salary to all eligible employees
- MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for health and wellbeing support
- Health Cash Plan for core health treatments (optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody at reduced cost)
- MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
- Life assurance scheme for dependents
- MacIntyre Rewards Scheme recognises and rewards staff achievements
- MacIntyre Perks – up to 6 % discount off leading retailers (Tesco, Curry, PC World, Costa, and more)
- Blue Light Card – discounts for emergency and social care staff
- Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)
Salary
Salary is term‑time based and varies with the possession of a teaching qualification.
EEO Statement
MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. We work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks before joining.
MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce and supports staff with accessibility options (Welsh language, dyslexia font, colour settings).
Visa & Sponsorship
We cannot offer sponsorship at this time. Applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.
