Transition Team Leader

Transition Team Leader

Wellingborough Campus

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.

37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

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.

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.

• 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.

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…