Weekend Sennie (SEN Nanny/Manny) for B10

Additional needs present: Autism and PDA

Location: Camden Town, NW1

Wage / Salary: £22-25 per hour gross

Driver: Non-essential

Live in/out: Live out

Pets: None

Days & Hours:
Thursday: 11am - 6pm
Fridays: 9am - 7pm
Every other Saturday: 11am - 6pm

Start Date: ASAP

Essential Skills/Traits:
4+ years of 1:1 SEN childcare experience, specialising in Autism.
Knowledge of PDA and commitment to continued learning.
Calm, patient, empathetic, and proactive communicator.
Skilled in managing distressed behaviours sensitively.
Physically active with a passion for outdoor activities.
Familiar with SALT and OT therapeutic approaches.
Organised and adept at planning engaging activities.
Experience supporting children with delayed or semi-verbal communication.
Flexible and open to occasional travel within the UK or abroad at least once per year

Desirable Skills/Traits:
Previous experience in supporting children through toilet regression.
Trained in safe restraint techniques or open to receiving training, with the understanding that such methods are used only as a last resort.

About the role/family: SENNIES is supporting a wonderful family in North London in their search for a dedicated Sennie to support their 10-year-old son. We are seeking an experienced and resilient Sennie interested in a long-term position, supporting all aspects of B10’s home life and development during these hours. The family is keen to find someone who will provide context in situations, give B10 advance notice of what to expect, support him if he becomes stressed or dysregulated, and keep him safe whilst ensuring he feels understood and supported.
About the Child: B10 is a cheerful and curious 10-year-old boy who enjoys animals, trains, transportation, music, outdoor adventures, nature, excursions, cooking and baking, numbers and shapes, building projects, sensory play (sand and water), trampolining, gymnastics, and being read to. His family believes he has a natural talent for mathematics and are eager to nurture this interest.

B10 has a diagnosis of Autism with delayed verbal communication. He communicates using short, simple sentences, and his family encourages him to verbalise during activities and requests to foster independence. They are mindful that speaking can be tiring for him and place importance on responding to his non-verbal cues and modelling language during interactions. The family uses concise language to support his processing and expects the Sennie to follow this approach.

Earlier this year following a house move, B10 experienced a period of significant dysregulation and low mood, and has been unable to attend school. He is in the process of returning to his happy, engaged self, and the family is looking for a consistent and thoughtful Sennie to help maintain this progress. Experience working in education, to be able to plan and carry out some simple learning activities with him during the day, would be beneficial.

SENNIES has supported this family for many years and can confidently say that B10 thrives when surrounded by a supportive and understanding team. While he does not have a PDA diagnosis, in periods of distress he shows increased demand avoidance similar to PDA, so experience in PDA behaviours is desirable. The family is committed to ongoing training and development for the right candidate.