Progress and Engagement Guide

Teaching Vacancies; Whitmore; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is recruiting a Progress & Engagement Guide for our Secondary Alternative Provision in Hayes, Bromley. This part-time, term-time role focuses on safeguarding, SEMH, attendance, and student engagement, supporting transitions and building confidence in vulnerable pupils.

You will work with a multi-disciplinary team, using trauma-informed and restorative approaches to help students access education and achieve positive outcomes. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience using systems such as Arbor or CPOMS.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Support students' personal development, welfare, safeguarding, attendance, behaviour and engagement.
• Work with pupils joining the provision, supporting their transition and helping them build confidence and resilience.
• Collaborate with teaching, safeguarding and pastoral teams to provide targeted SEMH support.
• Assist students through challenging situations using trauma-informed and restorative approaches.

Skills

Secondary-aged youth

Safeguarding

Trauma-informed

Restorative approaches

Arbor/CPOMS

Driving licence

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Relationship building

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Progress & Engagement Guide (Part-Time)

22.2 Hours per Week (3 Days) | Term Time Only (39 Weeks)

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.
• 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.

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.

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 [e-mail].

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.