Role: EHCP Coordinator

Location: Tresham College - Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough Campuses

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £30,915 and £41,085 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 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.

About the role:

We are currently seeking an EHCP Coordinator to join our Foundation Learning and Additional Learning Support department at The Bedford College Group.

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

• EHCP & High Needs Support Delivery - Provide high-quality support for students with EHCPs and High Needs Funding, ensuring effective transition into college and strong progression in line with learner aspirations.
• Monitoring, Reviews & Progress Tracking - Lead annual reviews and termly progress meetings, prepare statutory reports, coordinate Person-Centred reviews and ensure EHCP outcomes are clearly shared and monitored across curriculum areas.
• Staff Training, Awareness & Collaboration - Deliver training and guidance for curriculum teams, raise awareness of learner needs, build strong professional relationships and ensure support strategies are effectively embedded.
• Quality Assurance, Reporting & Observations - Complete in-class observations, contribute to Performance Monitoring and SAR processes, ensure support is used effectively and maintain high compliance with statutory duties.
• College-Wide Engagement & Professional Duties- Participate in events, meetings and cross-campus activity while upholding safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and engaging in ongoing training and role-specific development.

About you:

• Qualifications & SEND Expertise - A-Levels (or equivalent), Degree/vocational qualification in Education/Health/Social Sciences, GCSE-level English and Maths, with strong knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and EHCP processes.
• Experience Supporting Learners with SEND - Significant experience working with young people with SEND, including those supported through EHCPs, leading annual reviews, liaising with parents/carers/professionals and supporting learners in FE settings.
• Knowledge of Education, Safeguarding & Professional Standards - Strong understanding of post-16 pathways, safeguarding, equality, diversity and confidentiality, with up-to-date awareness of FE developments and inclusive practice.
• Communication, Reporting & Collaborative Working - Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to produce professional reports, work with diverse student groups, collaborate with curriculum/support teams and build positive stakeholder relationships.
• Organisation, Values & Professional Conduct - Highly organised, able to prioritise workloads, work under pressure, act on own initiative, uphold college values (Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, Honesty) and maintain safeguarding boundaries while working flexibly across sites.

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 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.