Fixed term, part time Nanny near Yeovil

Harmony at Home

  • Yeovil, Somerset
  • Contract
  • Part-time
  • 1 month ago
A lovely part time position has become available to help in the care of a 5 year old girl, term time only and within school hours.They are looking for someone with fun energy, easy going, who is happy to go with the flow and how the girl is feeling on each day, young at heart and who enjoys engaging with the child in her play. The girl is autistic, high functioning and likes autonomy so is struggling attending school currently. Start time may vary depending on what hours their daughter is attending school, she is not currently able to cope being at school full-time due to her autism so is attending for an hour or 2 each day. Duties will primarily be helping her to learn through play, if you have experience of offering any therapeutic activities eg yoga, that would be beneficial. Giving her a light lunch and possibly taking her out to the park or other local places of interest. She is not interested in any school work at home so lots of learning through play is key.The girl loves building lego, imaginative play, especially with her dolls and dolls house. She also enjoys being outside in their large mature garden, playing on the slide and picking the flowers. They did have pet rabbits and are thinking they might get another pair as they miss them, so someone happy around animals would be beneficial.This position would suit an experienced childcarer who has some understanding of autism and special needs. Someone who maybe has children of their own as it fits well into school hours. Qualities required will be calmness, patience, empathetic and fun. The position is until the end of Summer term but they may require help form September too dependent on when she gets support to return to school full time.This is a fixed term position
Location of the job: Chilthorne Domer, Yeovil
Minimum experience Level for this job: Minimum 2 years in childcare, ideally with some SEN experience
Details of any training needed for this job: Paediatric First Aid
Details of any qualifications needed for this job: Not essential
Hours of work: 10am-2.30pm
Days required: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Job Start Date: 15th April
job End Date: 24th July
Pets in the home:
Driving required: Essential, with own car
Pay: £15 gross per hourFull Name of Employment Agency: Westcroft Home Services Ltd T/A Harmony at Home Somerset and Bath
Contact details: Zoe - 07909813499 or send an up to date CV by email to: zoe@harmonyathome.co.uk
Please apply via the 'Apply for job'' button. This job has an ID code of: 833396
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