Senior Practitioner; Maternity Cover

Do you have experience supporting autistic and ADHD children and young people? Are you passionate about helping families feel understood, confident and supported?

We’re looking for a compassionate and experienced Family Intervention Senior Practitioner to join our Suffolk & North-East Essex Neurodiversity Support Service on a six-month maternity cover contract
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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, providing practical, person-centred support alongside guidance for their parents and carers.

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
Contract: Fixed term for 6 months

As a Family Intervention Senior Practitioner, you’ll manage a caseload of children, young people and families across Suffolk, assessing their individual needs and developing tailored support plans.

You’ll provide practical and relational support through individual and group programmes, workshops and interventions. This may include supporting children and young people with emotional wellbeing, anxiety, emotional regulation, sensory needs, sleep, social communication, resilience and understanding their own individual strengths and needs.

You’ll also work closely with parents and carers, offering practical guidance, reassurance and information, while collaborating 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 and provide guidance and support to colleagues, volunteers and team members with lived experience.

• Managing and prioritising an allocated caseload.
• Assessing needs and developing, implementing and reviewing individual support plans.
• Delivering one-to-one and group programmes, workshops and interventions.
• Providing practical guidance and support to parents and carers.
• Building positive relationships with children, young people and their families.
• Working collaboratively with professionals across health, education, social care and community services.
• Advocating for children, young people and families and ensuring their voices are heard.
• Maintaining accurate case records, risk assessments and outcome information.
• Responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
• Providing guidance and support to colleagues, volunteers and team members with lived experience.
• Contributing to reflective practice, supervision, service monitoring and continuous improvement.

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

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has relevant experience supporting children and young people with autism, ADHD, neurodevelopmental differences and emotional wellbeing needs.
• Understands the importance of individualised, strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming support.
• Has experience working directly with parents and carers.
• Can assess needs, develop support plans, manage risk and review progress.
• Has a good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
• Can confidently manage and prioritise a varied caseload.
• Is a compassionate and effective communicator who can adapt their approach to different children, families and professionals.
• Is confident delivering workshops, group sessions or presentations.
• Works well both independently and collaboratively as part of a wider team.
• Is organised, proactive and committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and families.

Relevant qualifications within health, education, social care, youth work…