SEMH Transition Worker - EBSA Pod

Role Purpose

At Foundry College, our Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Bridge acts as a vital bridge for young people experiencing severe anxiety, emotional barriers, and attendance challenges. As an SEMH Transition Worker, you will play a transformative role within the EBSA Bridge as part of a collaborative, reflective professional team. Your core mission is to support pupils through their emotional regulation journey and expertly guide them through a phased, low-anxiety transition back into their mainstream schools. You will work on-site within the Bridge, accompany pupils during outreach visits, and collaborate closely with mainstream school staff to ensure sustainable, long-term reintegration. 

 Key Responsibilities

• EBSA Hub Support & Mentoring: Work intensively with pupils within the EBSA Bridge, delivering tailored 1:1 and small group interventions focused on emotional literacy, anxiety management, and confidence-building.
• Transition Planning & Execution: Design, coordinate, and implement individualised 1:1 transition plans for pupils moving from the EBSA Bridge back into their mainstream school settings ensuring each pupil builds resilience rather than dependency on their Transition Worker
• Accompanied Reintegration: Act as a familiar, trusted bridge by physically accompanying pupils during initial visits, phased timetables, and reintegration sessions at their mainstream schools.
• Mainstream Staff Collaboration: Work alongside mainstream school teachers, pastoral teams, and SENCOs to share trauma-informed strategies, adapt environments, and foster a welcoming, understanding culture for returning pupils.
• Multi-Agency and Family Liaison: Maintain open, compassionate communication with parents, carers, and external agencies (such as educational psychologists or CAMHS) to ensure a unified, low-stress support network.
• Progress Tracking: Monitor and evaluate pupil engagement, attendance milestones, and emotional well-being using structured tracking tools to measure the success of the transition process.
• Safeguarding and Welfare: Champion Foundry College’s safeguarding and welfare policies, ensuring that all environments—both on-site and during external school visits—are safe and secure.