Permanent roles:​

• Read our terms and conditions

• Complete our short registration form 

• Book a call with a member of our team to discuss our placement in more detail

• Pay your registration fee

• Sign our agreement and waiver 

• Update your Online SENNIES Profile

• We will support you in completing your job description 

• We will book a call to go through your Job description, set your matching preferences and deal breakers 

• Let the matchmaking begin!

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Part-time roles:

• Email part-time-placement@sennies.co.uk to schedule a call.

• Pay the Registration Fee (£500 + VAT).

• Sign the agreement and waiver. you are committing to a minimum number of hours for one academic year under a term - time only contract. This arrangement provides you with flexibility to offer overtime hours as and when required)

• We will find a suitable match for your role.

• You will be invoiced £32 per hour for your Sennie's monthly hours.

• Complete a monthly timesheet and commit to a minimum of 12 hours per week.

• Invoices are issued one month in advance.

• The selected Sennie will register with our partner, who will handle insurance coverage and employment responsibilities.

• Payments flow: You pay SENNIES, SENNIES pays the employment partner, and the employment partner pays the Sennie.

• Late payment incurs a 10% weekly fee for outstanding invoices.

• A 2-week probation period applies, allowing termination with 24 hours' notice.

• After probation, provide 2 weeks' notice to end the contract with the Sennie and SENNIES. School holidays count as part of the notice period.

• If a Sennie leaves without Client fault, we will find a replacement, and payment stops during the transition.

• Terminate the services of up to 3 Sennies within one year without additional fees if using SENNIES' part-time service. SENNIES reserves the right to decline if not suitable for the role.

Permanent SENNIES Search:

• For our permanent SENNIES Search service, we exclusively consider roles that offer a minimum annual gross salary of £30,000 and a minimum of 30 hours per week (equivalent to £19.25 per hour gross). This requirement is in place due to a higher turnover of part-time staff. If you need fewer hours, we can advertise this, but please note that the minimum gross salary must remain at £30,000, resulting in a higher hourly rate.

Part-time Solution 

• Starting from July 2023, we are pleased to introduce a part-time solution to accommodate different needs and schedules.

• We specialise in finding and placing Sennies for part-time roles ranging from 12 to 28 hours per week.

• Any additional hours needed beyond the agreed weekly commitment or during holidays will be considered as overtime and charged accordingly.

Training Packages:

• Additionally, we offer competitive training and support packages if you prefer to find your own Sennie and provide them with training to become a Super Sennie with us!

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• Teaching assistants / SEN 1:1's 

• Therapists / Therapy assistants 

• Teachers & tutors

• Special Educational Needs Nannies

• Neurodivergent Nannies

• SEN Carers

• Teaching assistants / SEN 1:1's 

• Graduates and Students (Studies relating to SEN and/or childcare)

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Please be aware that all Part-time Sennies are carefully selected by SENNIES and possess a minimum of 2 years of SEN experience within both home and school settings.

​For permanent roles:

• If you feel a Sennie is not suited to your family’s needs, please give us detailed feedback, so we can be sure to only send you suitable Sennies moving forward.

• If we have Sennies already registered who show an interest in your role, you will receive their profiles within the first 2 weeks of your search, pending further qualification. 

• You will begin to see more headhunted candidates at around week 4 and onwards during your search, due to the time it takes to source and register a candidate before an introduction.

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Hourly rates for permanent roles: 

• Part-time Sennie- up to 20 hours per week - £17 - £25 p/h gross​ 

• Full time - 40 hours + - £15 - £20 p/h gross​
  (We advise £17+ p/h for retention purposes and to obtain an experienced Sennie)

• Live in - £15+ p/h gross​

• SEN Specialist - £20+ - Rates vary - Please enquire within​
   

We ask you to provide a scale where possible for your Sennies salary, so we can bring forward all suitable candidates.

EG. £15 - £20 per hour gross

£15 - £17 per hour gross

£17 - £20+ per hour gross 

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To work out full employer costs, click here.

Please note Gross pay includes the Employees tax contributions that you pay on your Sennies behalf, it does not include employer contributions.

To see full employment cost estimates please click here.

Permanent roles:

When a role at SENNIES is posted, it is shared on our internal database and a wide range of partnered paid job sites. This multi-channel approach ensures that we find the most suitable Sennies available at the time of your search.
Posting on all these platforms individually would cost over £1000 in advertising fees per placement and does not include the time we take to review, register and interview each candidate. However, as a specialist agency, we have secured reduced rates with the top job sites in the UK. This enables us to effectively showcase your role to individuals actively seeking opportunities in SEN childcare.
 

Part-time roles:

Your registration fee covers various expenses, including advertising your role, registering the Sennie with the umbrella company, conducting enhanced DBS checks, and providing training to ensure the selected Sennie is well-prepared for success.
Subsequently, you will be invoiced £32 per hour for the hours completed by your Sennie on a monthly basis. Please note that there is no additional 14% placement fee for part-time roles and payments will pause in the event that your Sennie leaves until we find a suitable replacement. Rest assured, once a new Sennie is secured, payment will resume as usual.

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Permanent roles:

• When you are ready to extend an employment offer to your selected Sennie, we will provide you with an online offer letter. This letter will serve as a temporary contract until the formal one is completed.

• The Sennie will have the option to accept, decline, or negotiate the offer, and we will assist you throughout the process.

• Once a Sennie accepts an offer, payment will be due. We will send you an invoice for the final placement fee via email, and you can make the payment through BACS. If payment is not received within 1 week, the associated card on your online SENNIES account will be charged, along with a 10% late fee. To update your payment details, please ensure you log into your account and make the necessary changes before making an offer.

Part-time roles:

• As the client, you will need to complete a monthly timesheet with your Sennie and commit to a minimum number of hours per week, with a minimum starting requirement of 12 hours per week. If you require more than 28 hours per week, we recommend initiating a full SENNIES search.

• The payment process operates as follows: you make payments to SENNIES, SENNIES pays the umbrella company, and the umbrella company handles the payment to the Sennie.

• In the event of late payment to SENNIES, the client will incur a 10% late fee on the outstanding invoice amount for each week that the invoice remains unpaid.

Permanent Roles:

• Before making an offer, we will provide guidance on best practices and offer our salary recommendation for each Sennie.

• You will receive an offer letter from us to complete, which will serve as a temporary contract until the full contract is finalised.

• Our service operates as an 'Introductory Service,' meaning the employment contract will be directly between the selected 'Client' and 'Sennie,' rather than through SENNIES.

• All Sennies undergo a thorough background check, including but not limited to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (registered to the update service), a minimum of 2 professional references, and proof of identity. While we collect the necessary identification documents, it is important for the Client to physically verify and retain their own copies for reference.

• SENNIES Contract and Support:

  • We provide a draft SENNIES contract that can be easily customized to meet your specific needs. This contract is designed to offer protection for both you (Employer) and your Sennie (Employee). While you have the option to use your own contract, in such cases, we can only provide a read-through and offer minimal advice based on best practices.
    Documentation from Chosen Sennie:

• Your selected Sennie will provide the following documents:

  • Enhanced DBS certificate and/or confirmation from the update system.

  • Identification documents.

  • Two references. You are welcome to contact these referees directly or request additional references from your Sennie for further verification if necessary.
     

• Recommendations for Employer Role:

  • We recommend referring to ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) documents to assist you in your role as an employer. These documents include:

    • ACAS Code of Practice.

    • ACAS guide on Discipline and Grievances.

• Support and Check-In Calls:

  • We provide a call link to offer support and advice whenever needed throughout your placement.

  • Additionally, we will pre-book a check-in call to ensure that everything is going well and address any queries or concerns you may have.

However, we can include the following requirement within your detailed Job description under

Essential skills:

• Must be OFSTED registered or willing to undergo OFSTED registration

In most cases the Employer (the family/client) covers the cost of their childcarer's OFSTED registration and Public Liability Insurance (required for OFSTED registration).

This is because it is only the Employer who benefits from OFSTED registration, through the Tax-Free Childcare Scheme. This can save a family up to £2000 per child per year. 

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The downside is that it can take up to 6 months to complete OFSTED registration so if you are relying on using the Childcare scheme, you will not have access to the vouchers until your Sennie is OFSTED registered. We can look for a Sennie who is already registered but this will significantly reduce the number of Sennies that are available to send you during your search.

Duties can include but are not limited to:

• School pick up / drop off

• Booking attending appointments with the children (where appropriate)

• Arranging and/or attending playdates

• Continuing therapies/interventions as set our by the family and/or their specialists

• Tidy up after themselves and the children

• Light PA or Housekeeping duties related to the children (if your role requires more than light duties, we will need to add this into the title as a Sennie/PA or Sennie/Housekeeper as not all Sennies are prepared to do more than light duties and we will only introduce interested and suitable candidates.)

• Plan and attend day trips / school holiday activities 

• Plan/cook healthy meals

• Bath time and bed time routine

• Prepare visual aids for your child/children (appropriate time should be allocated for this within their contracted hours) 

• Toilet training

• Personal care

• Medication administration

• Join you on a family holiday

We recommend keeping your SENNIES Job description open to offering additional duties in the day with a long lunch break to ensure you find the right quality candidate if you wish to run a permanent search. 

We help families and clients source, train and place quality SEN childcare at a lower fee than all industry competitors. 

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SENNIES is run by a dedicated team who have decades of professional and personal experience within Special Educational Needs in both the private care and educational sectors.

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After confirming a job description, any subsequent changes may be subject to an additional admin fee of £50. This fee is necessary due to the rules imposed by external job sites. Therefore, we kindly request that you review and ensure your job description is 100% satisfactory before granting approval. Internal changes, on the other hand, are free of charge.

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It is crucial to note that once an offer is made, you must not deviate from the role specified in the job description. Offering a different role at this stage is considered bad practice, wastes time, and is unfair to the Sennies. Failure to comply with this guideline may result in your delisting from using our services in the future.

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