FreedomCare

Specialist, Children & Young People Support Practitioners (Ages 0–25)

FreedomCare

part-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £18 per hour

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Providing person-centred, relationship-led support tailored to each child or young person
  • Creating calm, predictable, emotionally safe environments
  • Supporting emotional regulation before expectation or demand
  • Building consistent, trusting relationships over time
  • Using reflective practice to understand the meaning behind behaviour
  • Supporting development, confidence, independence, and participation
  • Working flexibly across home, education, residential, and community settings
  • Recording and reflecting on practice professionally and thoughtfully

Requirements

  • A Level 3 qualification in Childcare, Health & Social Care (or equivalent experience)
  • Experience supporting neurodivergent children or young people
  • An understanding of trauma, attachment, or emotional regulation
  • A calm, reflective, and emotionally regulated approach
  • Confidence working independently while being part of a wider team
Benefits
  • Full specialist training in trauma-informed and autism-informed practice
  • Ongoing supervision, mentoring, and reflective practice
  • Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
  • Clear development and progression opportunities
  • A supportive, values-led leadership team
  • The opportunity to help shape a specialist, growing service
  • A culture that prioritises staff wellbeing, learning, and quality
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
Level 3 qualification in ChildcareLevel 3 qualification in Health & Social Careexperience supporting neurodivergent childrenunderstanding of traumaunderstanding of attachmentunderstanding of emotional regulation
Soft Skills
person-centred supportrelationship-led supportemotional regulationreflective practicebuilding trusting relationshipsflexibilityconfidence working independentlyteam collaboration