Progress and Engagement Guide
Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy, Bromley, Kent, BR2 9EA10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 October 2026 at 8am
Date listed
20 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 22.2 hours a week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £14,564 actual (£28,228 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Progress & Engagement Guide (Part-Time)
Assessment & Transition Centre (ATC) | Hayes, Bromley
22.2 Hours per Week (3 Days) | Term Time Only (39 Weeks)
Permanent Position | LSEAT Scale H17-H20
Are you passionate about making a real difference to the lives of young people?
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Progress & Engagement Guide to join our supportive team within the Assessment & Transition Centre (ATC), part of our Secondary Alternative Provision in Hayes, Bromley. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is committed to helping vulnerable young people overcome barriers to learning and achieve success.
About the Role
As our Progress & Engagement Guide, you will play a vital role in supporting students' personal development, welfare, safeguarding, attendance, behaviour and engagement. You will work closely with pupils joining the provision, supporting their transition and helping them build the confidence and resilience needed to thrive.
Working alongside teaching, safeguarding and pastoral teams, you will provide targeted support to students with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH), behavioural and attendance needs, helping them to access education and achieve positive outcomes.
We Are Looking For Someone Who:
- Has experience working with secondary-aged young people.
- Can build positive, professional relationships with vulnerable and challenging pupils.
- Has a good understanding of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.
- Is calm, resilient and able to support students through difficult situations.
- Understands trauma-informed and restorative approaches.
- Works effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and with external agencies.
Desirable Experience
- Alternative Provision, PRU or SEMH settings.
- Mental Health First Aid training.
- Experience using systems such as Arbor or CPOMS.
- Full UK driving licence.
Why Join Us?
- The opportunity to make a genuine impact on the lives of young people.
- A supportive and experienced team environment.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
- A rewarding role where every day brings the chance to help students succeed.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check with Children's Barred List check, satisfactory references, social media screening (where applicable), and all safer recruitment checks in line with statutory guidance.
If you are enthusiastic about helping young people overcome barriers and fulfil their potential, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team dedicated to transforming lives.
What the school offers its staff
At Bromley Trust Academy, we believe in the potential of every young person. Across our three campuses – we provide a supportive and high-quality education tailored to each pupil’s needs. Our dedicated staff work closely with pupils and their families to identify need, help them re-engage with learning, overcome barriers and achieve success.
At our Midfield Campus, we provide primary-aged children with a stimulating learning environment, building confidence and independence. Preparing them for their next steps - whether this is into a specialist provision or a return to mainstream school.
At our Hayes Campus, we work with 11–16-year-olds who have been permanently excluded (or are at risk of exclusion). We help pupils rebuild confidence and achieve industry-relevant qualifications to progress successfully into further education or an apprenticeship.
At our Blenheim Provision, we support pupils in Years 10–11 who are part of CAMHS, providing a calm and nurturing environment where they can thrive academically and emotionally. Across all our campuses, we celebrate achievements and focus on preparing our pupils for life beyond school.
About the Trust
London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.
Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.
We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.
London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.
Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.
Equal Opportunities
London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.
Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.
If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us at lseathr@lsec.ac.uk.
As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- Size
- 49 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- isabel.murphy@lsec.ac.uk
Arranging a visit to Bromley Trust Alternative Provision Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email isabel.murphy@lsec.ac.uk.
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