SEND Emotional Support Facilitator

Role: SEND Emotional Support Facilitator

Location: The Bedford Sixth Form

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 hours per week/ 40 weeks per year

Contract Type: Term-time, permanent

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 SEND Emotional Support Facilitator to join our Foundation Learning 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:

• Emotional Wellbeing & Haven Support - Provide high-quality emotional, social and behavioural support to students with SEND and EHCPs, creating a safe and structured Haven environment that promotes wellbeing, engagement, independence and readiness to learn.
• ELSA Interventions & Mentoring - Deliver targeted Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) interventions and structured mentoring programmes, supporting learners to develop emotional literacy, resilience, self-regulation and social confidence while monitoring and recording progress.
• Social Skills & Relationship Development - Support students to build positive relationships, friendships and communication skills through planned activities, discussions and strategies that promote empathy, collaboration and conflict resolution.
• Enrichment, Events & Partnership Working - Plan and lead inclusive enrichment activities and termly off-site social events, while working closely with curriculum teams, pastoral staff, parents/carers and external agencies to support learner development and outcomes.
• Monitoring, Safeguarding & Professional Practice - Maintain accurate records, evaluate the impact of interventions, contribute to learner reviews and departmental reporting, and uphold responsibilities for safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, and ongoing professional development.

About you:

• Qualifications & Professional Development - A Level 3 qualification with GCSE/Level 2 English and Maths, alongside an ELSA qualification (or willingness to achieve), with additional training in advice and guidance, safeguarding, equality and diversity, and IT systems desirable.
• SEND & Further Education Experience - Experience supporting young people with SEND, with knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, safeguarding and post-16 education, and ideally experience working within a further education or similar educational setting.
• Communication, IT & Administrative Skills - Strong communication skills with students, staff, parents and external agencies, supported by excellent IT, administration, record-keeping and professional report-writing abilities.
• Student Support & Collaborative Working - Ability to build positive relationships with learners, maintain professional boundaries, work effectively with diverse student groups and collaborate with teaching and support teams to identify and meet learner needs.
• Professionalism, Flexibility & Safeguarding - Highly organised, adaptable and able to work independently under pressure, with a commitment to safeguarding, continuous professional development, flexible working, travel between sites and promoting a welcoming, supportive environment for all students.

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: 24th November 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.