ADHD, Autism, Absence epilepsy, Sensory issues
Location:
Gravesend
DA11
From £18 per hour gross
Days & Hours:
Minimum 12 hours per week
- Monday – Thursday: 3-4 hours per day (Days and hours can be flexible but after 12pm)
Driver:
Not essential – but preferred with own car
Live in/out:
Live-out
Pets:
Dog(s)
Start Date:
ASAP
- Minimum of 2+ years SEN childcare experience – ideally combining nannying and teaching/tutoring experience.
- Strong understanding of primary curriculum expectations, with the ability to differentiate work to meet a child working at Year 1–2 level while chronologically in Year 3.
- Confident delivering structured, engaging teaching sessions alongside nurturing childcare support — able to balance academic progress with emotional wellbeing.
- Skilled in supporting children with high demand avoidance
- Emotionally resilient and not easily deflected by negotiation, refusal, or avoidance behaviours.
- Creative, energetic, and playful.
- Experienced in using visual schedules and visual supports.
- Trained in or confident using de‑escalation and crisis prevention techniques to manage dysregulation safely and effectively.
- Strong observational skills, able to identify triggers, adapt pacing, and proactively reduce escalation.
- Provide consistent, daytime support for B7 during school hours, primarily focusing on emotional regulation, engagement, and learning.
- Deliver homeschooling sessions in line with B7’s developmental level, embedding literacy, numeracy, and learning into hands‑on projects, hobbies, and real‑world tasks.
- Use short, structured sessions with frequent breaks, games, movement, and sensory integration strategies to build focus, learning stamina, and regulation.
- Implement visual schedules, checklists, timers, and other executive function supports to help B7 manage tasks and daily routines.
- Support B7’s emotional and behavioural regulation using calm, therapeutic approaches, co‑regulation, and consistent boundary‑setting.
- Encourage engagement in hobbies, safe community activities, and play‑based learning while respecting his interests and avoiding undue pressure.
- Communicate regularly with parents regarding progress, challenges, strategies, and successes, ensuring consistency between home routines and learning goals.
- Track and document learning, behaviour, and emotional development in clear, professional records for ongoing review.
- Contribute to maintaining a low‑demand, nurturing, and structured environment that supports B7’s wellbeing, growth, and potential.
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