Centre Administrator

Role: Centre Administrator

Location: The Corby Sixth Form

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £23,557 and £26,754 (Pro-Rata) per annum DOE and Qualifications, People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 25 hours per week – 40 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent – Part Time

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have theRight 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.

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Centre Administrator to join our Central Administration department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Front‑of‑House & Customer Service– Act as the first point of contact for the Sixth Form, answering calls, welcoming visitors, issuing and producing ID cards, and delivering high‑quality customer service in line with Service Standards.
• Administrative Support & Document Production – Provide professional admin support including producing agendas, minutes, letters, reports and emails, arranging trips, managing stationery and post, and supporting staff across the Sixth Form.
• Data & Systems Management – Maintain accurate student data; use college systems such as ProSolution; support Exams and Student Data with registrations, progression, certificates, and invigilation tasks.
• Cross‑Departmental Support– Assist teams across the department and wider College as required, completing tasks assigned by the Centre Administration Team Leader or Group Head of Administration.
• Compliance, Safeguarding & Professional Standards – Uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and training requirements while maintaining a professional, organised and supportive service to students, staff and visitors.

About you:

• Qualifications & ITSkills – Good general education including GCSE English (A*–C), Level 2 IT qualification (ITQ/ECDL/RSA II or equivalent), Level 2 Maths (or willingness to achieve), and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and internet use.
• Administrative & Customer Service Experience – Experience working in office and customer‑focused environments, confident with manual and computerised systems, willing to take minutes, and able to assimilate course information to support customers effectively.
• Accuracy, Organisation & Workload Management – Strong attention to detail for proofreading, accurate data entry, managing busy workloads, organising files (paper and electronic), producing quality reports, and consistently meeting deadlines.
• Communication, Teamwork & Professional Values – Excellent communication skills across all channels, ability to work independently and as part of a team, uphold organisational values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, Honesty), and maintain professionalism in representing the College.
• Safeguarding, Flexibility & Practical Requirements – Commitment to safeguarding, maintaining appropriate boundaries, updating skills, flexible working times/locations, awareness of H&S, willingness to travel, and ability to support events such as Parents’ Evenings and Open Days.

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

Interviews to be held: 08 April 2026

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisationalVISION 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.