SEND Emotional Support Facilitator

Role:SEND Emotional Support Facilitator

Location: Houghton Learning Hub

Salary/Benefits: Salary is 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 hoursper week/ 40 weeks per year

Contract Type:Term-time, permanent

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.

We are currently seeking a SEND Emotional Support Facilitator to join our Foundation and Additional Learning Support department at The Bedford College Group.

As a SEND Emotional Support Facilitator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Student Support & Wellbeing - Provide high-quality emotional, social and behavioural support to students with SEND and EHCPs, promoting wellbeing, inclusion and readiness to learn.
• Haven Management - Manage the Haven provision, creating a safe and structured environment where learners can develop social confidence, positive relationships, independence and appropriate behaviours.
• ELSA Interventions & Mentoring - Plan and deliver tailored 1:1 and group ELSA-based interventions and mentoring programmes to develop emotional literacy, resilience, self-regulation and social skills, while tracking learner progress.
• Social Development & Enrichment - Facilitate friendship-building, communication and relationship skills through Haven activities, enrichment sessions and termly off-site social events that encourage independence and community engagement.
• Collaboration, Compliance & Continuous Improvement - Work closely with staff, parents/carers and external agencies, maintain accurate records, monitor outcomes, participate in professional development, and uphold safeguarding, equality, diversity, inclusion, health and safety requirements.

• Qualifications & Training - Level 3 qualification with GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent), ELSA qualification or willingness to achieve, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• SEND Knowledge & Experience - Experience supporting young people with SEND in an educational setting, with knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, safeguarding, equality and diversity, confidentiality, and post-16 education pathways.
• Communication & Student Support - Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships, deliver effective one-to-one support, communicate with a range of stakeholders, and maintain professional boundaries.
• Organisation & Team working - Excellent organisational, administrative and IT skills, with the ability to manage workloads, maintain accurate records, produce professional reports, work independently and collaborate effectively with colleagues.
• Flexibility & Safeguarding Commitment - Adaptable and student-focused, with a commitment to safeguarding, health and safety, equality and inclusion, willingness to work flexibly, travel between sites, and contribute positively to the college community.

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

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…