At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people facing emotional barriers to education and help them thrive.
- Company: Specialist education provision in Gainsborough with a focus on wellbeing.
- Benefits: Full-time, permanent role with a rewarding impact on students' lives.
- Other info: Join a supportive team dedicated to creating a positive learning environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by helping pupils re-engage with education and build confidence.
- Qualifications: Experience with SEMH needs and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 23400 - 28600 £ per year.
About the role
A specialist education provision in Gainsborough is seeking a dedicated EBSA & SEMH Support Worker to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis, starting immediately.
The school supports pupils who face barriers to education due to Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, anxiety, low self-esteem, and behavioural challenges.
This rewarding role focuses on helping young people re-engage with education, develop positive coping strategies, and build the confidence needed to succeed both academically and personally.
Working alongside teaching and pastoral teams, you will play a key role in creating a safe, supportive environment where pupils feel understood, valued, and motivated to attend and participate in learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide tailored one-to-one and small-group support for pupils experiencing EBSA, SEMH needs, anxiety, and emotional barriers to learning.
- Build positive, trusting relationships with pupils, acting as a consistent and supportive adult throughout the school day.
- Support pupils with emotional regulation, helping them develop strategies to manage anxiety, stress, frustration, and other emotional challenges.
- Use restorative, therapeutic, and trauma-informed approaches to support behaviour, wellbeing, and successful engagement in education.
- Work alongside teaching and pastoral staff to implement individual support, attendance, and behaviour plans.
- Encourage positive learning behaviours, resilience, confidence, and independence.
- Support pupils during transitions, breaktimes, intervention sessions, and periods of heightened anxiety or dysregulation.
- Monitor pupil wellbeing, attendance, engagement, and progress, providing feedback to staff and contributing to support planning.
Pre-requisites
- Experience supporting children or young people with SEMH needs, behavioural challenges, mental health needs, or additional vulnerabilities.
- Understanding of EBSA, anxiety, emotional wellbeing, and the barriers that can impact school attendance and engagement.
- Knowledge of restorative, trauma-informed, or therapeutic approaches to behaviour support.
- Confidence building professional relationships with young people who may be disengaged from education or require additional emotional support.
- Strong communication, de-escalation, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to remain calm, patient, and resilient when supporting pupils through challenging situations.
- Experience within education, youth work, care, residential settings, mentoring, support work, psychology, criminology, or health & social care would be advantageous.
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