Children & Young People Support Practitioners - Weymouth

At Freedom, we support children and young people aged 0–25 who experience the world differently — including those with autism, ADHD, trauma histories, attachment differences,

We are looking for people who are curious, reflective, and compassionate — whether your background is in SEN education, residential children’s care, youth work, mentoring, behaviour support, or therapeutic roles.

The Role

As a  Support Practitioner, you will work closely with children and young people to help them feel safe, understood, and supported to engage with their world.

Your role will involve:

• Providing person-centred, relationship-led support tailored to each child or young person
• Creating calm, predictable, emotionally safe environments
• Supporting emotional regulation before expectation or demand
• Building consistent, trusting relationships over time
• Using reflective practice to understand the meaning behind behaviour
• Supporting development, confidence, independence, and participation
• Working flexibly across home, education, residential, and community settings
• Recording and reflecting on practice professionally and thoughtfully
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This is skilled, emotionally intelligent work.
It requires patience, presence, boundaries, and the ability to remain steady in complex moments.

You are someone who asks:
“What is this behaviour telling me?” rather than “How do I stop it?”

Who This Role Is For

We welcome applications from people with experience supporting children and young people with additional or complex needs, including those from backgrounds such as:

• SEN or alternative education
• Residential children’s care
• Youth work or mentoring
• Behaviour support or pastoral roles
• Therapeutic or psychology-informed settings

You may have:

• A Level 3 qualification in Childcare, Health & Social Care (or equivalent experience)
• Experience supporting neurodivergent children or young people
• An understanding of trauma, attachment, or emotional regulation
• A calm, reflective, and emotionally regulated approach
• Confidence working independently while being part of a wider team

Most importantly, you share our values and believe that relationships create change.

What We Offer

• Full specialist training in trauma-informed and autism-informed practice
• Ongoing supervision, mentoring, and reflective practice
• Flexible working patterns to support work-life balance
• Clear development and progression opportunities
• A supportive, values-led leadership team
• The opportunity to help shape a specialist, growing service
• A culture that prioritises staff wellbeing, learning, and quality

We invest in our people — because our people are the service.

This is currently a zero hour role, but  there is a possibility of contracted hours after 3 months probation. 

If you are interested and your experience/qualification parallels the above descriptions please apply