Content Copywriter (Contract)

Role: Content Copywriter Reports to: Content Manager Contract: Fixed Term or Day Rate Contract Start Date: ASAP until ~ November 2026 Rate/Salary: ~ £46 per hour or fixed term salary Location: UK based, remote About the role Care Companion (part of Healios) is a digital platform that supports neurodivergent children and young people (ages 6–18) and their families. We are building a large library of accessible, neuro-affirmative content — guides, prompts, modules and courses — and we are looking for copywriters to help create it. You will turn clinically-reviewed material into clear, warm, age-appropriate resources, written for different audiences and ready to be built into interactive content. Key responsibilities Write content for different audiences — younger children (6–11), older children (12–15), young people (16–18) and parents or carers — pitching tone, vocabulary and pacing for each, in a warm, human house voice. Apply a neuro-affirmative, strengths-based approach consistently, and write to the Care Companion brand and voice guidelines. Produce content to accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA): plain language, meaningful alt text, and clear structure. Storyboard resources for interactive delivery — including video and animation — to a standard a builder or producer can work from. Work with clinical subject-matter experts to shape each resource, produce first drafts for clinical review, and make revisions. Handle safety-sensitive topics with care, within agreed editorial guardrails, escalating clinical questions to the clinical lead and content or scope questions to the content manager. Keep your work organised and version-controlled, and flag assumptions and open questions clearly. What you need to have Essential A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience Experience creating copy using neuroaffirmative language for neurodivergent children, young people and families Demonstrable copywriting for distinct audiences and reading levels, ideally including children, young people or families. Able to hold a defined brand voice and write to a style guide. Confident writing to accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA). Comfortable storyboarding for interactive and multimedia delivery, and quick to learn a no-code authoring platform. Works fluently within a review-and-sign-off process and version control Self starting and autonomus - can take a brief and run with it without close supervision A genuine team player - collaborates well with colleagues and cliniicans, and takes review well Organised and accountable - manages multiple versions and deadlines Desirable Lived or professional experience of neurodivergence; familiarity with neuro-affirmative language. A script sensibility for short video or animation. Experience in health, education or another regulated content environment. Hands-on experience with Cogniss or a comparable no-code learning platform. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION “Do the right thing” is one of our core Healios values. And building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels supported is absolutely the right thing to do. Whether we’re developing a new service line or enhancing one of our products, we need people with different skills, backgrounds, identities and perspectives to ensure our innovations will work for the children and young people we are here to serve. By embracing diversity, we can deliver better care experiences and outcomes, while tackling the inequalities in healthcare provision that exist today. SAFER RECRUITMENT & PRE- EMPLOYMENT CHECKS Healios ensures that supporting people to be safe is at the heart of our work and a key priority across all areas of the organisation, We will do our absolute best to keep the people that we support, safe from harm. This starts with our recruitment processes. As part of our pre-employment checks, all employees of Healios will be asked to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Dependent on your role within the business, this will either be an Enhanced or Basic. A Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check will be required. You will also be asked to provide two professional references as a minimum.