Role: Adult Learning Support Assistant & Cognassist Facilitator

Location: Bedford College - Cauldwell Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary from £22,072 DOE and Qualifications, 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, Peoples pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Working Pattern: 37hrs per week (1.0 FTE)

Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Adult Learning Support Assistant & Cognassist Facilitator to join The Bedford College Group to cover various campuses across Bedford.

As a Adult Learning Support Assistant & Cognassist Facilitator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Facilitating and managing adult student cohorts to complete the Cognassist assessment at the start of the learner journey.
• Being responsible for providing monthly support meetings to learners who have matched on the Cognassist assessment recording in the Cognassist platform.
• Being an active member of the ALS Team and assisting in the development of adult students' skills and strategies to support their progress and achievement.
• Managing a case load of students across the campus

About you:

Ideal candidates will have:

• Level 2 Learner Support Certificate or equivalent or/ willing to work towards
• Educated to Level 2 in Maths and English
• Experience of providing support to individuals in an educational setting
• Experience of using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint)
• Experience of working with students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• An understanding of working with adult learners
• Ability to communicate effectively face-to-face, in writing and on the telephone
• A willingness to work at all Bedford sites
• Responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons in the area and College

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. 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.

Terms and Conditions - BCPS

• 37 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• 27 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays
• Peoples Pension
• Retail and leisure discounts