Employer: Tender Caregivers, part of Tender Healthcare Group Job Type: Part-time, flexible and sessional work available Are you calm, reliable and experienced in supporting children, young people or adults with autism, learning disabilities, ADHD, sensory needs or behaviours that may challenge? Tender Caregivers is looking for compassionate and confident Autism Support Workers to provide home and community-based support across St Helens and nearby areas. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building trusted relationships, supporting independence and helping individuals access meaningful activities in a safe, respectful and person-centred way. You may be supporting a child or young person after school, during weekends, in the family home or out in the community. Support may include helping with routines, communication, emotional regulation, social interaction, community access, personal development, play-based engagement, life skills or structured respite support...

Autism Support Worker - SEN School - Lewisham Looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference every day? A welcoming and forward-thinking SEN school in Lewisham is looking for a committed Autism Support Worker to support pupils in a structured, supportive, and well-resourced environment. Location: Lewisham Pay: 95- 100 per day Contract: Full-time Why Join This School? Well-connected Lewisham location with excellent transport links Small class sizes for more personalised support Supportive and collaborative team environment Skilled and experienced teaching staff in every classroom Competitive Inner London daily rates The Role This is a full-time, long-term opportunity starting after the summer break, with scope to continue beyond the academic year. As an Autism Support Worker, you'll support pupils with autism and complex needs in a calm and structured setting. You'll play an important role in helping students progress both academically and...

Are you an experienced Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist looking for an opportunity to combine senior clinical leadership with hands-on patient care? We're partnering with a leading independent mental health provider to recruit a Medical Director & Consultant Psychiatrist for a specialist CAMHS service in Bury. This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role within a highly regarded service, combining strategic leadership responsibilities with the clinical oversight of an 8-bed CAMHS Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit supporting young people aged 12-18 with complex and severe mental health needs. The successful candidate will act as Responsible Clinician for the service whilst helping to shape clinical excellence, governance and service development across the wider hospital. The Role This position combines: 0.2 WTE Medical Director 0.8 WTE Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist You'll work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team...

Bank Enabling Support Worker Location: Children and Young Peoples Service Salary: £12.75 per hour Hours Per Week : Bank Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Thrive we are recruiting for Bank Enabling Support Workers. A full Uk driving license is essential. Unfortunately, this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not satisfied. We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce. Shift patterns: Week day afternoons from 3pm onwards, evenings and full days on weekends. Please note, this role is part time only, full time hours are not available. The service is currently providing community based short break support for children with disabilities. We re looking for enthusiastic support workers to join our growing team. You will work with our Service Delivery Lead and Team Leader to support...

Senior Autism Practitioner - Lanark, South West Area Services Senior Autism Practitioner Lanark, South West Area Services Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader) Full Time Position Available 37 hours per week Pay Scale: Starting at £34,939 rising to £35,505 after engagement. Opportunity to progress to £37,434 at your own pace Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles Reference: SA1200 Embracing difference, leading change Are you looking for your next step in your social care career? Are you a dynamic leader who thrives on building strong relationships, adapting to new challenges, and bringing out the best in others? If you're passionate about coaching and developing teams to grow and succeed together, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact. Join our friendly and dedicated team as Senior Autism Practitioner in Lanark within our South West Area Services. Across our South...

Every day, our team provides support and accommodation for adults experiencing mental health issues. We work closely with individuals to plan, shape, and deliver the support they need, which may include participating in activities in the wider community or within the service on either a group or one-to-one basis. Our support involves practical assistance such as teaching individuals how to manage their laundry and care for their clothing or helping them select a balanced and nutritious diet. While the work can be challenging, being part of our support team means you will make a meaningful difference in their lives. No direct experience is required for this role. What's important is a positive attitude and a genuine interest in helping others in a practical way. Experience in supporting people in their own homes is advantageous, and while a qualification in Social Care is ideal, it is not essential. In return, you will have the opportunity to build strong, direct relationships...

The starting salary for this position is 64,486 - 69,898 per annum for 36 hours per week, across 52 weeks per year (inclusive of market supplement). Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people? Join Our Leadership Team as a Clinical Lead in Surrey! Surrey County Council's Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Service is excited to invite dedicated professionals to apply for a new Clinical Lead opportunity supporting teams working in the west of Surrey, based at Victoria Gate in Woking. Our Offer to You Paid RCSLT membership and HCPC fees Belonging to a team of students, therapists and assistants led by a Therapies Manager who is an SLT Comprehensive clinical supervision programme including 1:1 meetings with line manager, extensive in house training programme and formal external training opportunities, access to clinical effectiveness groups, case study groups and enhanced probation support, termly whole-team study days, and...

Assistant Educational Psychologist Bradford Full Time September 2026 Start Long-Term Opportunity Are you a Psychology graduate or experienced SEND professional looking to gain valuable experience supporting children and young people with additional needs? PK Education are recruiting for an Assistant Educational Psychologist to support specialist SEND provisions, alternative provisions and inclusion settings across Bradford from September 2026. This rewarding role will involve supporting pupils who face barriers to learning, including social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), autism, ADHD, communication difficulties, school-based anxiety and attendance challenges. Working alongside SEND teams, pastoral staff and external professionals, you will play a key role in helping pupils engage with education and achieve positive outcomes. This opportunity would be ideal for Psychology graduates, Educational Psychology graduates, Criminology graduates, Childhood Studies...

Location: Preston, Lancashire Start Date: September 2026 Contract Type: Full Academic Year (Sept 2026 - July 2027), Term-Time Only Salary: Paid to NJC Scale from Day 1 About the Role Are you currently working in a children's residential home and looking for a better work-life balance? If you want to drop the waking nights, weekend shifts, and irregular hours while keeping your passion for supporting vulnerable youth, transitioning into a school environment is the perfect step forward. We are actively recruiting for secondary schools across Preston who are seeking SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) Teaching Assistants and Behaviour Mentors for the upcoming academic year starting September 2026. In this role, you will work 1:1 or with small groups of secondary-aged pupils (Years 7-11) who have faced complex trauma or exhibit challenging behaviour. Your primary goal will be to provide pastoral stability, manage emotional dysregulation, and break down social and...

Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living. Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health? Waking Night Bank Mental Health Support Worker - £18.70 per hour Hours Part-Time hours, Monday Sunday, inclusive of bank holidays, Waking Nights. Service Iris Hayter House, Littlemore, Oxford What You ll Be Doing: Response are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join their dedicated team at Iris Hayter House. The Iris Hayter House team is a Care Quality Commission registered care home. The team provide personal care 24/7 for older adults who are diagnosed with enduring mental health and physical health needs. As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will be responsible for providing person-centred support to residents with serious mental illness including adults who have a primary...

Support Worker Learning Disabilities and Mental Health - SW London - SEND school Timeplan is currently working with a large SEN school in South West London, who are recruiting several child support workers to start ASAP. All positions are full-time long-term opportunities The school : An Alternative Schooling Provision which caters for young adults aged 10- 19 with various SEN including Mental Health, Complex Needs and Autism. The position: Your role will involve supporting the class teacher, Support Staff and multi agency teams devise learning and care plans and to encourage the child/ young person to reach their full potential. You will be required to set clear boundaries and manage triggers of challenging behaviour whilst supporting the child academically, emotionally and socially. Children at this school have multiple complex and sensory needs- Support workers looking to be trained as Teaching Assistants/ Cover supervisors are encouraged to apply....

JOB 791d94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Assistant Team Manager within the Together For Families Team to work full time based in Reading. The salary for this permanent Assistant Team Manager job is up to £52,662 per annum. Main duties: Provide leadership and professional support to colleagues and other professionals in situations of high complexity. Apply extensive knowledge of practice, theory and legislation to enhance practice, procedures and policies, promote innovation, and introduce new ways of working from recognised sites of excellence. Make use of sophisticated, critical reasoning and both model and facilitate reflective and evidence-informed practice. Support and encourage professional decision-making in others, to enable assessment procedures to be used discerningly in response to the presenting needs. Maintain and provide expertise in specialist assessment and...

Children & Family Reunification Support Worker Contract - Initial 3 months (possible extension) Rate - 23 (umbrella rate) Location - Alton Going Home Workers play a vital role in supporting children in care to safely return to their parent(s) or those with parental responsibility. They also have a key part in embedding and driving the improvements to our reunification process across social care as we move towards our updated Going Home pathway. Working closely with social workers, Intensive Workers, district teams, foster carers and partner agencies, with most of their time being engaged in direct work with children and families . Their responsibilities include: Assessment & Engagement Engaging directly with children, parents and wider families during the Going Home process to build trust and gather meaningful insights to support and inform decision making. Collating and reviewing key information to assist social workers with completion of...

Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living. Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health? Mental Health Support Worker - £27,051.44 - £28,900 per annum (Salaries vary depending on experiences) Hours 37 hours per week, Monday Sunday, inclusive of bank holidays, shifts include mornings, evenings, weekends and sleep ins. Service Papist Way, Wallingford What You ll Be Doing: Response is looking for an enthusiastic, caring person to join their dedicated team at Papist Way. Papist Way is home to 10 residents with acute mental health needs, working alongside the Adult Mental Health Team. Our roles offer employees variety where every day is different whilst also giving a great sense of pride seeing the positive impact you can have on others. As a Mental Health Support Worker, you will be responsible...

The starting salary for this position is 42,239 per annum based on a 36-hour working week. We are hiring a new Mental Health Reablement Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic Reablement Team. The role is countywide, supporting people across Surrey. Our Offer to You 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave A generous local government salary related pension Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year Paternity, adoption and dependents leave An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents About the Team Surrey County Council is an ambitious organisation, with a focus on standing up for the interests...

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: 41.757 per year Hours: 37.5 hours per week Location: Peacehaven Our client is seeking an experienced and compassionate Care Manager to lead a specialist supported living service for an individual with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and behaviours of concern. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference by supporting a person transitioning from a long-term hospital placement back into their local community, helping them build independence and achieve positive life outcomes. About the Role As a Care Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of a purpose-built supported living service in Peacehaven. You will lead a dedicated team to deliver high-quality, person-centred support that promotes independence, dignity, and choice while ensuring the individual receives the specialist care they require. Working within a multidisciplinary framework, you...

Position : SEN Education Support Worker Location: Near Okehampton School: Special Needs School Start Date: ASAP Contract: Full-time or part-time, short-term or long-term About the School: Timeplan Education are working with a special needs school near Okehampton that deliver a nurturing and therapeutic environment dedicated to providing support for secondary age pupils with special educational needs. They are a fairly new provision committed to offering a holistic approach to education, focusing on the individual needs of each student. Their aim is to create a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where all students feel valued and empowered to succeed. Job Description: We are seeking experienced and resilient SEN Teaching Assistants/Education Support Workers to join their dedicated team. The successful candidates will work on a 1-1 and small group basis, providing emotional and behavioural support, mentoring, and safeguarding both in and out of the classroom. A...