Additional needs present:

Autism, PDA & Anxiety

Location:

Wanstead, London

E11

Wage / Salary:

Between £22 - £25 per hour gross

Days & Hours:

Sunday 6pm to 11pm.

Monday Wrap around 7am to 10am and 3pm to 11pm.

Tuesday 7am to 10am.

Every other Friday 3pm to 6pm.

Driver:

Not essential

Live in/out:

Both

A spare room on the top floor of the family's five-bedroom home in Wanstead is available for the right candidate. Please indicate your preference when applying.

Pets:

None

Start Date:

27th September 2026

Essential Skills/Traits:

2+ years of SEN childcare experience, with a strong understanding of Autism, PDA and anxiety
Confident and experienced with a low demand approach — essential for this role. Not 'no demand' but thoughtfully low demand, with predictable boundaries
Experience supporting children with PDA profiles — knowledge of how demand avoidance presents and how to navigate it calmly
Patient, warm and emotionally attuned — able to build trust gradually on a child's own terms
Confident supporting school morning routines for children who find leaving the house and transitions challenging
Able to give consistent, focused one-to-one attention to two children with very different needs simultaneously
Understanding of anxiety in children and experience supporting obsessive or avoidant behaviours gently and without escalation
Confident supporting personal hygiene routines in a non-pressured, relationship-led way
Experience supporting children with sensory sensitivities around food, texture and eating
Reliable, committed and looking for a genuine long-term role

Desirable Skills/Traits:

Who would suit this role:

Main duties/responsibilities

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Sennie (SEN Specialist / Nanny) for G9 & G8 (0368)

Additional needs present:

Location:

Wage / Salary:

Days & Hours:

Driver:

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Pets:

Start Date:

Essential Skills/Traits:

Desirable Skills/Traits:

Who would suit this role:

Main duties/responsibilities

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