An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Children’s Support Assistant to join our Clinical Services Team, starting from September 2026 onwards. The role requires high quality care to children/young people and their families, with an individualized approach. Based within a Rehabilitation or Residential House, the role may involve working across sites as needed.
In addition to direct care, the role includes supervision and contribution to the personal development of less experienced support assistants.
Staff benefits include London weighting and shuttle bus.
Role Requirements
- Provides a high standard of direct care, therapy and education to children/young people and their families, in accordance with their care, education and therapy plans.
- Develops clinical competencies within the competency framework, appropriate to their entry level of experience, and develops further competencies as identified in The Children’s Trust competency framework.
- Contributes towards providing a stimulating, age-appropriate house, and therapy and school environment.
- Takes part in children/young people’s recreational activities and outings.
- In conjunction with professionals participates in the review system by writing reports and attending meetings as required.
- In conjunction with medical, nursing, therapy and education professionals ensures that during their shifts, the appropriate plans and programmes are implemented by their respective teams.
- Undertakes Risk Assessor training as delegated by line manager.
- Supports the delivery of an integrated service model supporting children and young people to maximise their opportunity in learning and participating in everyday activities.
- Works as part of a transdisciplinary team in areas as required, to provide high quality and evidence-based services.
- Demonstrates understanding of strengths and needs of all family members.
- Places the child, young person and family central to our care, sharing decisions, actions, family priorities and preferences.
- Recognises families as partners and co-produces decisions to personalise education, health, therapy and care.
- Works as holistic enablers to support education, health, therapy and care.
- Supports implementation of waking day curriculum and 24-hour neurorehabilitation, maximising opportunities for the child/young person to generalise learning and work on goals across the waking day.
- Undertakes other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.
Interview will commence week starting 6 July 2026.
Please note the Children’s Trust Application Form must be completed and submitted for your application to be considered. Gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Please note this role is not open to sponsorship.
Strictly no agencies, please.
Terms and Conditions
As a charity organisation independent of the NHS, we do not follow Agenda for Change terms and conditions. Consequently, we are unable to take into account NHS incremental dates or continuous service for salary, annual leave, or related entitlements such as absence pay at the point of recruitment. Whilst we do not directly match NHS terms, we offer a competitive salary and a range of staff benefits.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK via our Brain Injury Community Service.
We offer a valuable range of benefits, including staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, time out days for menopause and gender reassignment, additional annual leave days for long service (35 to 41 days depending on length of service), free on-site parking, shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton trains to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), ability to retain NHS or Teacher’s pension where applicable, and opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an
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