Title: SEN Nanny / Manny
Location: Dorset, SP7
Nearest Station: N/A
Wage: Live-in: £34,281.00 OR Live-out: £37,791.00 gross per annum
Driver Essential? Yes
Essential: Practical experience supporting a young child with autism with focus on developing social communication – including attention, speech and language and play
Desirable: Experience using developmental approaches such as Hanen, Attention Autism and/or Floortime
Start Date: ASAP
Days & Hours: 45 hours a week, 9.00am to 6.00pm.
Family/Client Pets: The family are planning to get a cat and dog this summer
Accommodation: The family have a cottage close to the main house that has a one-bed flat with a kitchen and bathroom. The Nanny/Manny will have the use of an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court and big garden.
About this client/child:
Thomas aged 4 loves to be active, especially outdoors: he likes to run, scoot, bounce on his trampoline, swing and play rough and tumble with his father and 6-year-old brother Luke. He enjoys music and checks in with his favourite albums every morning before breakfast and on his daily drive with his father (who is a professional musician). He loves the car! Thomas is awaiting a formal Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) diagnosis. He has moderate challenges with social communication. He seems to understand everything but has limited attention, expressive language and play skills. He finds social situations stressful. He also has some sensory processing challenges which impact his diet and affect his ability to concentrate or stay still.
Overview of role:
This warm, creative, down-to-earth family are looking for an experienced Nanny or Manny to join their family in Dorset as soon as possible. They have recently moved from London and are hoping to give Thomas a lot more tailored support and development after all he has missed during the pandemic. Your role will include 1:1 support in group learning activities, implementing a broad range of Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) in partnership with their speech therapist (who is based in London). Key areas of focus will be developing independent self-care such as getting dressed and personal hygiene and establishing a routine that enables Thomas to meet his potential whilst encouraging him to have a happy, healthy and fun-filled childhood. The family will require someone to work two Saturday’s a month, on these occasions you will worth Tuesday to Saturday, when a Saturday isn’t required this will revert to a Monday to Friday working week. Depending on group activities arranged, an earlier start (8.00am or 8.30am) might be required.
Who this job would suit:
We are looking for a Nanny / Manny with positive energy, someone who will make the effort to build a strong rapport with Thomas to bring out the very best in him. This role would suit someone physical and sporty as Thomas is robust and speedy. The successful candidate could have a background in childcare, early development, or as a TA - but what’s most important is your energy, attitude and commitment to the role.
What’s great about this job:
Fantastic opportunity to join this very friendly family as they start their new life in Dorset. The family offer beautiful accommodation for candidates applying further afield and are very happy to arrange training courses to support in your development.
Who is recruiting for this role?
Snap Care will be carrying out all recruitment including shortlisting and recruiter interviews and arranging employer interviews.
Rachael is recruiting for this role
rachael@snapcare.co.uk
or 020 7729 2200
Snap Care is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We are committed to equality of opportunity and recruitment/selection decisions are based only on individuals' ability to best do the job. *Where a specific gender is stated as essential, gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1, schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.