Learning Mentor

Overview

Role: Learning Mentor

Location: Bedford College – Cauldwell Street Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary 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: 37 hours per week – 40 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent – Term Time

Note: This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Sponsorship cannot be offered 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 Learning Mentor to join our Student Services department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Mentor & Support Students – Provide pastoral care, guidance, and motivational mentoring to improve attendance, punctuality, and academic progress.
• Deliver Early Interventions – Work with ‘at risk’ learners to remove barriers, manage wellbeing concerns, and liaise with staff, parents, and external agencies.
• Monitor & Report Attendance – Collect and track attendance data, implement improvement strategies, and produce reports on interventions and progress.
• Collaborate Across College – Support induction, UCAS and employment applications, contribute to quality initiatives, and assist with events and exams.
• Uphold College Standards – Promote safeguarding, equality, and health & safety, maintain confidentiality, and engage in training and development.

About You

• Essential Qualifications: Educated to Level 3 with relevant qualifications, GCSE English and Maths A*-C, and evidence of recent professional development.
• Knowledge & Experience: Strong understanding of Post-16 education, safeguarding (including Prevent), and experience in school/college-based learning support.
• Student Engagement Skills: Ability to build rapport, motivate learners, and promote equality and diversity within the role.
• Communication & Organisational Strengths: Excellent verbal/written communication, prioritisation, and IT skills with attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Professional & Flexible Approach: Committed to education values, adaptable to change, able to travel and adjust working hours, and maintain professional boundaries.

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

Interviews

Interviews to be held: 02 February 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

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.