Transport and Compliance System Coordinator

Role: Transport and Compliance System Coordinator

Location: Shuttleworth College – Old Warden Campus with occasional potential travel to other sites

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £27,717 and £32,515 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.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent – Full 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 Transport and Compliance System Coordinator to join our Estates and Facilities department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• Transport Service Coordination & Delivery - Manage the day-to-day operation of student transport services, coordinating external bus, minibus, and taxi providers to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient transport for students.
• Stakeholder Communication & Support - Act as the main point of contact for transport-related enquiries, providing clear information to students, parents, staff, and transport providers while managing incidents, complaints, and service disruptions.
• Operational Planning & Continuous Improvement - Support route planning, timetable management, capacity reviews, and service enhancements to improve safety, efficiency, value for money, and the overall student experience.
• Compliance Systems & Reporting - Maintain and update Estates compliance software, manage records, produce reports, monitor system issues, and support the effective use of maintenance and compliance systems across the Group.
• Collaboration, Compliance & Professional Standards - Work closely with Estates, Safeguarding, Admissions, Finance, and Curriculum teams, ensuring all activities comply with safeguarding, EDI, health & safety, and organisational policies while contributing to continuous improvement.

About you:

• Relevant Experience & Technical Capability - Experience in Estates, Facilities, Transport, Compliance, or similar operational environments, with strong customer service skills and confidence using Microsoft Office and new software systems.
• Organisation, Planning & Problem Solving - Ability to work independently, prioritise workloads, organise resources effectively, and use initiative and creativity to resolve operational issues and improve services.
• Communication & RelationshipBuilding - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal abilities, and the confidence to work with colleagues, stakeholders, and external partners at all levels.
• Collaboration & Professional Development - Able to work within procedures and guidelines, contribute to teams and networks, share knowledge through coaching or mentoring, and committed to ongoing training and development.
• Flexibility & Reliability - Proactive, dependable, and adaptable, with a full clean driving licence, access to a vehicle, willingness to travel between sites, work flexible hours, and be contactable when required.

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: TBC

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.