Specialist Nannies Required – SL2

Ginghamkids; Slough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Gingham Specialist Services in Slough, Buckinghamshire, is recruiting two to three compassionate Specialist Nannies to support a four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy in a family home with 2:1 support. The role requires warm, child-centered care and collaboration with a dedicated team including a support worker.

Shifts run from 7:00am to 9:00pm, Monday to Sunday, with duties including play, learning, and following care plans.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check or suitable childcare experience required.
• Excellent references required.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, holistic support tailored to developmental, emotional and practical needs.
• Collaborate with the support worker, family and wider professional team.
• Support meaningful play, learning, communication and age-appropriate activities.
• Follow established routines and care plans.
• Help the child participate safely and confidently in family and community life.
• Complete light housekeeping during school hours, including meal preparation and errands.
• Maintain clear records and communicate effectively with the family and professional team.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Child-focused

Team collaboration

Experience with complex needs

Calm and observant

Willing to train

Flexible rota

Job description

Gingham Specialist Services is recruiting two to three compassionate and experienced Specialist Nannies to join a dedicated team supporting a four-year-old boy with cerebral palsy.

The child is PEG-fed and will receive 2:1 support. The Specialist Nanny will work alongside a support worker, helping to provide consistent, child-centred support within the family home.

About the Role:

Location: Slough, Buckinghamshire
Hours: Shifts between 7:00am and 9:00pm
Days: Monday to Sunday
Positions available: Two to three Specialist Nannies
Salary: £20 - £24 per hour depending on experience, qualification and the shift

The role will include:

• Providing warm, holistic support tailored to the child's developmental, emotional and practical needs
• Working collaboratively with the support worker, family and wider professional team
• Supporting meaningful play, learning, communication and age-appropriate activities
• Following established routines and care plans
• Helping the child participate safely and confidently in family and community life
• Completing light housekeeping while the child is at school, including meal preparation and household errands
• Maintaining clear records and communicating effectively with the family and professional team

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Compassionate, reliable and genuinely child-focused
• Confident working collaboratively within a 2:1 support arrangement
• Experienced in supporting children with complex needs - experience of cerebral palsy and PEG feeding would be highly advantageous
• Calm, observant and able to follow clinical guidance and established protocols
• Willing to undertake relevant training
• Able to work flexibly as part of a consistent rota team

An enhanced DBS check, suitable childcare or care experience and excellent references will be required.