Nanny (Special needs)

Sennie (SEN Specialist/Nanny) for B3 & Newborn

Additional needs present: B3: Global developmental delay, speech delay, gross motor delay, SPD, feeding challenges

Driver: Essential - preferred with own car but not essential

Pets: None

Days & Hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 7pm

Start Date: 1 October 2026

Essential Skills/Traits:
2+ years SEN childcare or therapeutic support experience, ideally with young children with developmental delay and/or sensory processing differences
Confident modelling language throughout the day — experience with speech delay and ideally with Gestalt Language Processing
Experienced implementing OT strategies at home — including heavy work, deep pressure massage and movement-based regulation
Understanding of sensory processing and sound hypersensitivity — able to read early signs of dysregulation and respond calmly
Patient and creative at mealtimes — able to gently support feeding independence and broaden food repertoire without pressure
Warm, nurturing and genuinely playful — someone B3 will trust and connect with
Confident with newborns — comfortable with all aspects of newborn care
Experienced working collaboratively as part of a multi-professional team — SLT, OT, physio and nursery
Tenacious, can-do and adaptable — happy to flex the day based on how B3 is presenting
Equally comfortable with household tasks (light housework, laundry, children's meal prep) as with childcare
Happy working closely alongside Mum throughout the day in a team approach

About the Role & Family
SENNIES is delighted to support a warm, hands-on family based in Clapham, South West London, in finding their perfect Sennie. A new baby is due at the end of October 2026, and the family are looking for an experienced, tenacious and deeply caring Sennie to join them from 1 October on a full-time permanent basis, Monday to Friday.

This is very much a team role — Mum will be at home throughout, recovering from a planned C-section in the early weeks and then gradually returning to day-to-day life. Dad will be out of the house from 7am–7pm for work. The family are looking for someone who is as comfortable working alongside Mum and taking the lead independently, who takes the same pride in a well-run home as they do in exceptional childcare. The role is best described as a Sennie and mothers help combined — fluid, practical, warm and completely child-centred.

B3 attends nursery every morning (8:15am–12:15pm) with his own dedicated 1:1 who accompanies him and provides daily feedback. The Sennie will use this feedback to shape B3's afternoon — whether that means getting outside for some physical activity, doing OT-based play at home, or having a quiet, regulated afternoon. Afternoons and evenings are the Sennie's primary focus for B3, alongside newborn support and household tasks during the nursery hours.