Children and Families Practitioner(s)
Hours:
- Working 5hrs per day
- 9am to 2pm
- Tuesday to Friday
- Term Time Only
- Job share considered
Pay:
- £10.91 to £12.29 per hour (subject to experience)
- Increasing by 6.8% to £11.65 to £13.13 from April 2024
Dates:
- Closing date: 07/01/2024
- Interviews: January 2024
- Start: February 2024
Overview:
We are seeking Assistant (or Senior) Practitioner(s) to join our Steps and Stages programme; supporting families of children with special education needs and/or disabilities.
The Steps & Stages programme is funded by Norfolk County Council and the NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board. Steps & Stages offers specialist early interventions that promote the development of pre-school children, who have a range of special educational needs and disabilities. Sessions are holistically tailored to meet the specific needs of every child, and are provided, FREE, to families of children:
- with delayed development or motor learning difficulties,
- with confirmed or suspected Autism Spectrum Conditions,
- who require support with social interactions,
- who face developmental challenges relating to complex sensory needs and/or communication/engagement.
The Steps & Stages programme runs no less than 4 sessions weekly (during term-time). Children benefit from a fun play session alongside other children who have similar challenges and experiences; they get personalised support in a ‘play group’ that develops skills to improve their independence. Parents and carers benefit from learning strategies that can be used at home to meet the development needs of their individual child; they also form important friendships that provide long-term peer support.
The highly skilled and trained Steps & Stages team are dedicated to helping parents and carers learn essential techniques that support their child’s physical, social, and cognitive development; informed and inspired by a range of specialist early intervention approaches, including, but not limited to:
Conductive Education
The Conductive Education (CE) philosophy developed by Peto in Hungary is based on the belief that every young child has the capability to improve their neural connections through a properly guided programme. This is an approach that works most effectively with young children while their neural pathways are still developing rapidly.
Attention Autism
Attention Autism is an early intervention model designed by Gina Davies, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. It aims to develop natural and spontaneous communication through the use of visually based and highly motivating activities. This model helps to build the foundations of communication through, teaching turn-taking, capturing attention, sustaining engagement, and developing interactions.
To Apply:
This role is open to both assistant and/or senior practitioners, to establish which role might suit you best please click on the ‘About Me’ button. If you then wish to apply for a role you should download and complete the ‘Application Form’ and ‘Equal Opportunities Form’ – and return to us via email to HR@nansa.org.uk please stipulate your preference in relation to hours/days.
You may also be interested in other work with families, if so, check out our Family Support Adviser vacancy (go to the Nansa Jobs page).