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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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

Use this contract when appointing a Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) to cover the following duties in a child day-care workplace: support children's learning, play, routines and welfare in line with early-years procedures; Maintain accurate attendance, learning, accident, safeguarding and parent or carer communication records; Follow safeguarding, supervision, behaviour, hygiene and safety procedures; Escalate welfare, safeguarding, SEN, accident or parent communication concerns promptly. The role pack gives the employer a starting point that reflects the work, rather than a job-title-only document.

Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) responsibilities include support children's learning, play, routines and welfare in line with early-years procedures; Maintain accurate attendance, learning, accident, safeguarding and parent or carer communication records; Follow safeguarding, supervision, behaviour, hygiene and safety procedures; Escalate welfare, safeguarding, SEN, accident or parent communication concerns promptly. The role also calls for support Worker (SEND/Inclusion); Learner support; Safeguarding awareness; Record accuracy, with records, handovers and escalation kept within the employer's agreed procedures.

What makes this role different

Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) is different from a generic child day-care appointment because the contract needs to record support children's learning, play, routines and welfare in line with early-years procedures; Maintain accurate attendance, learning, accident, safeguarding and parent or carer communication records; Follow safeguarding, supervision, behaviour, hygiene and safety procedures; Escalate welfare, safeguarding, SEN, accident or parent communication concerns promptly and the related support Worker (SEND/Inclusion); Learner support; Safeguarding awareness; Record accuracy. The Employee must follow the child day-care operational controls that apply to support worker (send/inclusion) work, including safeguarding, Ofsted requirements where applicable, EYFS procedures, safer recruitment, child welfare, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

This contract is not a fit where the employee's duties, workplace or employment arrangement materially differ from support worker (send/inclusion) work in child day-care. Recheck the role, industry and working pattern before issuing it.

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 to define

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

Authority and escalation

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

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

The facts this Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) contract is built around

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Work setting

nursery, childcare, early years or approved education premises

Primary duties

Support children's learning, play, routines and welfare in line with early-years procedures.
Maintain accurate attendance, learning, accident, safeguarding and parent or carer communication records.
Follow safeguarding, supervision, behaviour, hygiene and safety procedures.

Capabilities to confirm

Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion)
Learner support
Safeguarding awareness
Record accuracy

Governance focus

Ofsted context where applicable. Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) work in Child Day-Care must follow safeguarding, Ofsted requirements where applicable, EYFS procedures, safer recruitment, child welfare and the Employer's policies, data protection controls, health and safety rules, records, escalation routes and training requirements.

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Role wording

Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) duties

The Employee is employed as Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) in the Employer's Child Day-Care business. The role involves supporting safe early-years provision, children's learning and welfare, safeguarding routines, accurate records, parent or carer communication and age-appropriate activities in line with nursery or childcare procedures.

Support children's learning, play, routines and welfare in line with early-years procedures. Maintain accurate attendance, learning, accident, safeguarding and parent or carer communication records. Follow safeguarding, supervision, behaviour, hygiene and safety procedures. Escalate welfare, safeguarding, SEN, accident or parent communication concerns promptly. Work with colleagues, parents or carers and external agencies to support children's needs.

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What is added to the finished contract

The Employee must perform Support Worker (SEND/Inclusion) duties with reasonable skill, care and professionalism, including Support children's learning, play, routines and welfare in line with early-years procedures. Maintain accurate attendance, learning, accident, safeguarding and parent or carer communication records. Follow safeguarding, supervision, behaviour, hygiene and safety procedures.

The Employee must not disclose, copy, remove, misuse or access child records, safeguarding concerns, parent contact details, accident records, medical information, staff suitability information except where authorised and necessary for proper support worker (send/inclusion) work. Any suspected loss, misuse or unauthorised disclosure must be reported promptly.

The Employee must follow the child day-care operational controls that apply to support worker (send/inclusion) work, including safeguarding, Ofsted requirements where applicable, EYFS procedures, safer recruitment, child welfare, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements.

The Employee must protect child records, safeguarding concerns, parent contact details, accident records, medical information, staff suitability information and any related personal data, operational records, system access details or confidential information accessed while performing support worker (send/inclusion) duties.

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