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Good support starts with the people we trust.

We are building a dependable Sheffield team around kindness, sound judgement and high expectations. If you can put a child's safety, dignity and communication first, we would like to hear from you.

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Local workSheffield settings and community support
Clear leadershipPlans, supervision and accountable decisions
Values firstKindness, judgement and high expectations

About the role

Support that is calm, attentive and properly prepared.

Bank workers provide additional 1:1 or 2:1 support according to each child's assessed needs and agreed staffing ratio. Assignments may be a single session or a series of sessions, with workers matched to communication, sensory, mobility and support needs.

01

What you will do

  • Build safe, professional relationships with children and young people.
  • Follow the child's support plan, risk assessment and agreed staffing ratio.
  • Support communication through speech, visuals, PECS, gestures or agreed methods.
  • Take part in sensory, creative, physical and community activities.
  • Record clearly, protect privacy and report safeguarding concerns without delay.
02

What matters to us

  • Kindness, patience and a genuine interest in children with SEND.
  • The ability to stay calm when a child is distressed or overwhelmed.
  • Reliability, clear written communication and professional boundaries.
  • Respect for different cultures, identities, abilities and family circumstances.
  • A willingness to learn and to ask when a task is outside your competence.
03

Experience and support

Experience in SEND, short breaks, youth work, care, education or family support is useful, but the right values and transferable experience matter too. Relevant Level 2 or Level 3 qualifications are helpful rather than essential for every applicant.

Induction and role-specific preparation may cover safeguarding, autism, communication, Positive Behaviour Support, first aid, personal care, recording and professional boundaries.

Safer recruitment

A careful process protects children and treats applicants fairly.

  1. 1
    Complete the full application

    A CV can support your application but does not replace your complete chronology, gap explanations and supporting statement.

  2. 2
    Structured shortlisting and interview

    We assess the role requirements, safeguarding understanding, values and evidence. Reasonable adjustments are available.

  3. 3
    Conditional checks

    Any appointment is subject to the appropriate identity, right-to-work, history, reference, qualification and DBS checks.

  4. 4
    Induction before assignment

    No worker is expected to undertake specialist support without the relevant assessment, preparation, training and authorisation.

Private application

This form is based on ICCare's universal employment application. You can attach relevant evidence before signing. Files are privately security-checked; identity documents and internal HR verification records are requested later where relevant.

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Online application

Bank SEND Support Worker

Allow around 25 minutes. Have your complete work history, two professional referees and any supporting evidence ready.
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Your details and availability

Give the contact, address and practical information used at the first stage of safer recruitment.

Are you aged 16 or over?
Do you currently have the right to work in the UK?
Will you require employer sponsorship?
Can you travel to ICCare locations across Sheffield?
Are you related to, or in a close personal or business relationship with, an ICCare director, worker, contractor or service user?
Do you currently hold a DBS certificate?
Is that certificate registered with the DBS Update Service?

Step 1 of 8: Your details