Home-School Tutor/Facilitator for 7-year-old Autistic Female

The child in question is a sweet, yet feisty, and very bright little girl
who loves gadgets, swimming, and playing outdoors. She will be starting to follow a
mainstream curriculum at home, via the NeuroMe online platform. A facilitator
has been requested by her parents to oversee the program and assist in her
learning experience.

Main Purpose of the job: In this role, you
will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the educational
journey of this child. Your responsibilities will include assisting her with
understanding learning tasks, completing them appropriately, and supporting her
individual learning, regulation, and sensory needs throughout the school day.
The child is anxious and easily overwhelmed, and currently has a low tolerance
for managing demands. Managing these feelings appropriately will be an
important part of the job. A low arousal/demand, and child-led approach to
learning will be paramount in this role. It will be necessary to work closely
with her multidisciplinary team and implement relevant support strategies
necessary for further learning and development.  A suitable candidate should be interested in neurodiversity and have a
passion for supporting neurodivergent individuals.

Requirements

Job Requirements:

∙        Experience tutoring/teaching/working with children,
particularly those that are neurodivergent.

∙        Experience/learning relating to neurodivergence,
Pathological Demand Avoidance and autism spectrum disorder are advantageous

∙        A gentle and kind, supportive, and child-led approach
to working with children.

∙        Availability weekdays - 08h00 - 12h00 (Mon to Fri)

∙        Fluent in English

∙        Candidate should pride themselves in their empathy,
kindness and ability to implement boundaries in a gentle but firm manner.

∙        Familiarity with the NeuroMe learning platform would be
advantageous.

∙        A background / experience in teaching, or a teaching
degree or diploma would be advantageous.

Job Objectives:

∙        To collaborate with a team to support the child’s
needs.

∙        To facilitate social engagements with peers when needed
and enhance social learning.

∙        To understand, accommodate and alleviate her sensory
difficulties and anxiety around schooling.

∙        Integrate supportive tools into the learning environment as
advised by her therapists and multi-disciplinary team.

Benefits

There will be an
opportunity to be trained by the NDC Facilitation Academy when the role
commences, and support sessions are provided for one month thereafter, working
in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team based at the
Neurodiversity Centre.