Child Day-Care employment contract

Early Years SEND Support Worker Employment Contract UK

Name: Early Years SEND Support Worker Employment Contract UK
Brand: HRHeaven
SKU: child_day_care_support_worker_send_inclusion_generated_v1
Price: 19.99 GBP
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Define inclusive support across children and rooms without blurring specialist clinical or designated-lead authority.

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Last updated: 19 June 2026
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Job description

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Probation period

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Role-specific duties

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Working hours

Standard and flexible working arrangements.

Holiday entitlement

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Confidentiality

Client and company confidentiality.

Disciplinary process

Clear process and employee rights.

Notice periods

Notice terms explained for both parties.

Before you create it

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When to use this contract

Deliver inclusive accessible early-years participation, maintain consistent plan-based support, and deliver clear child and team records.

Workplace context: Nursery, childcare, early years or approved education premises.

What makes this role different

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering caseload rooms hours and deployment. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering plans inclusion communication and sensory support. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering care behaviour health and safeguarding. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering training families specialists and records. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering safeguarding.

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The worker cannot diagnose, prescribe, independently amend plans, use unapproved restrictive practice or disclose child information. Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

What to prepare before you issue it

the caseload settings and deployment model
the plans and inclusion objectives
the care communication and training needs
the behaviour safeguard and health procedures
the review liaison and handover process

Day-to-day operating brief

What Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) work looks like in practice

An Early Years SEND Support Worker helps children with additional needs participate safely and meaningfully in childcare provision. Unlike a one-to-one role, duties may span several children, rooms or group activities. Terms should identify caseload and setting, support plans, communication systems, sensory adjustments, personal care, mobility, feeding where assigned, behaviour support, safeguarding, observations, resources, parent and specialist liaison, training and the distinction between implementing plans and diagnosing or prescribing interventions.

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

Implement agreed SEND support strategies.
Adapt activities spaces and communication.
Support authorised care and regulation needs.
Share observations with key staff and specialists.
Record progress incidents and handovers.

A realistic working scenario

Staff request a restrictive response to distressed behaviour that is not in the child's plan. The worker prioritises safety and refers the proposal through authorised review rather than improvising practice.

Outputs to agree

inclusive accessible early-years participation
consistent plan-based support
clear child and team records

Records and evidence

Child plan strategy and review.
Activity adaptation and participation.
Care behaviour safeguard and incident.
Resource liaison progress and handover.
Child records.
Attendance records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Nursery Manager, Room Leader, SENCO or Early Years Lead. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

The worker cannot diagnose, prescribe, independently amend plans, use unapproved restrictive practice or disclose child information.
Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

Early-years record systems.
Learning observation tools.
Nursery communication systems.
Play and learning equipment.

Workplace context

Nursery, childcare, early years or approved education premises.

Training and certification

Complete employer-required safeguarding training.

Contract priorities

caseload rooms hours and deployment
plans inclusion communication and sensory support
care behaviour health and safeguarding
training families specialists and records

Information the employer should prepare

the caseload settings and deployment model
the plans and inclusion objectives
the care communication and training needs
the behaviour safeguard and health procedures
the review liaison and handover process

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Maintained role evidence

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Work setting

Nursery, childcare, early years or approved education premises.

Primary duties

Implement agreed SEND support strategies.
Adapt activities spaces and communication.
Support authorised care and regulation needs.
Share observations with key staff and specialists.

Tools and training to confirm

Early-years record systems.
Learning observation tools.
Nursery communication systems.
Play and learning equipment.

Governance focus

Ofsted context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering caseload rooms hours and deployment. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering plans inclusion communication and sensory support. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering care behaviour health and safeguarding.

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Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) duties

Deliver inclusive accessible early-years participation, maintain consistent plan-based support, and deliver clear child and team records.

Implement agreed SEND support strategies. Adapt activities spaces and communication. Support authorised care and regulation needs. Share observations with key staff and specialists. Record progress incidents and handovers.

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What is added to the finished contract

The worker cannot diagnose, prescribe, independently amend plans, use unapproved restrictive practice or disclose child information.

Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering caseload rooms hours and deployment.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering plans inclusion communication and sensory support.

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