Days & Hours:
Approx 24-32 hours per week, flexible (SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ONLY)
- Weekdays : 8am – 4pm (family can be flexible with days and hours)
Driver:
Not essential – but preferred with own car
Live in/out:
Live-out
Pets:
Cat(s)
Start Date:
ASAP
- Minimum of 2+ years SEN childcare experience
- Energetic, engaging, and proactive
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn alternative communication methods
- Calm, patient, and emotionally regulated
- Full clean UK driving licence
- Able to follow a neurodiversity-affirming approach that prioritises the child’s sensory needs, communication style, and autonomy.
- Confident supporting play-based learning, encouraging independence and interaction through child-led activities.
- Reliable, trustworthy, and able to build a positive, safe, and supportive relationship with the child and family.
- Provide attentive, safe, and nurturing care for B7 during school holidays, ensuring close supervision due to limited danger awareness while encouraging safe exploration and independent play where appropriate.
- Support and engage in his preferred sensory and play-based activities, including water play, trampolining, swimming, outdoor garden play, and his interests such as “Hey Duggee”.
- Facilitate both structured and unstructured 1:1 play opportunities to promote interaction, communication, and enjoyment
- Support emotional regulation, helping B7 manage feelings of overwhelm and gently reinforcing boundaries in a calm, consistent, and understanding manner.
- Promote independence skills in daily routines, including dressing, transitioning between activities, and building awareness of personal safety.
- Support development of fine motor skills through engaging activities such as jigsaws, fishing games, and other play-based tasks.
- Prepare and provide simple meals and snacks throughout the day in line with his preferences, as he mainly eats snack-style foods.
- Transport B7 to local activities such as swimming pools, playgrounds, or splash parks
- Support toileting independence where appropriate, with experience in potty training considered a bonus due to his current toileting patterns.
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