Family Intervention Senior Practitioner

Are you passionate about supporting autistic and ADHD children and young people? Do you have experience working alongside families to provide practical, compassionate and person-centred support?

We’re looking for a Family Intervention Senior Practitioner to join our Suffolk & North-East Essex Neurodiversity Support Service.

At Kids, we believe every child and young person deserves to feel understood, valued and supported. Our service works with children and young people aged 5–18 with autism and/or ADHD, alongside their parents and carers, helping families feel informed, confident and empowered.

Service: Suffolk & North-East Essex Neurodiversity Support Service
Location: Home-based with regular travel across Suffolk
Salary: £12,795 per annum
Hours: 18 hours per week

Make a meaningful difference to children, young people and families

As a Family Intervention Senior Practitioner, you’ll provide direct support to children, young people and their families across Suffolk.

You’ll manage your own caseload, assess individual and family needs and develop tailored support plans. You’ll deliver one-to-one and group-based programmes, interventions and workshops, helping children and young people develop their confidence, resilience, emotional wellbeing and understanding of themselves.

You’ll also work closely with parents and carers, offering practical guidance and reassurance, and build positive relationships with professionals across health, education, social care and community services.

As a senior member of the team, you’ll help maintain high standards of practice while providing guidance and support to colleagues, volunteers and team members with lived experience.

• Providing strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming support to autistic and ADHD children and young people aged 5–18.
• Assessing needs and developing, delivering and reviewing individual support plans.
• Managing and prioritising a varied caseload while maintaining accurate and timely records.
• Supporting children and families in areas such as emotional wellbeing, anxiety, emotional regulation, sensory needs, sleep, social communication and resilience.
• Delivering individual and group programmes and workshops for children, families and professionals.
• Providing practical guidance, information and reassurance to parents and carers.
• Working collaboratively with professionals across health, education, social care and community services.
• Recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
• Providing guidance and support to colleagues, volunteers and people with lived experience.
• Contributing to reflective practice, quality assurance and the ongoing development of the service.

Role-specific induction and training in the service’s programmes and intervention approaches will be provided.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Relevant experience supporting children and young people with autism, ADHD, neurodevelopmental differences and/or emotional wellbeing needs.
• A good understanding of autism and ADHD and the importance of individualised, strengths-based support.
• Experience of working directly with parents and carers and building positive relationships with families.
• Experience of assessing needs, developing support plans, managing risk and reviewing progress.
• A good understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries.
• The ability to manage a varied caseload and maintain accurate records.
• Strong communication, organisational and decision-making skills.
• Experience of, or the confidence to, deliver workshops, group sessions or presentations.
• The ability to work collaboratively with families, colleagues and external professionals.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and…