PMLD Specialist Learning Support - 1:1 & Sensory

Teaching Personnel Ltd; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Competitive weekly pay

Job summary

Teaching Personnel is seeking a compassionate PMLD Learning Support Assistant to work within a well-established specialist secondary provision in Carmarthen, supporting pupils aged 3-19 with complex additional learning needs, including PMLD and autism.

You will provide dedicated 1:1 and small group support, assist with personal care and mobility, and help pupils engage in sensory and multi-sensory activities while collaborating with teachers and therapists to promote independence and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people with SEN, PMLD, complex needs or within a care setting.
• Willingness to provide personal care.
• Enhanced DBS (Child Workforce) on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.
• Registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) in Wales or willingness to register prior to placement.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Providing dedicated 1:1 and small group support for learners with PMLD.
• Assisting with personal care, including toileting, feeding, and hygiene.
• Supporting mobility using hoists and wheelchairs.
• Engaging pupils in sensory-based and multi-sensory learning activities.
• Supporting communication through PECS, Makaton, objects of reference, and assistive technology.
• Working closely with teachers, therapists, and medical professionals.
• Promoting independence, dignity, and emotional wellbeing.

Skills

Compassionate

Teamwork

Communication skills

Safeguarding awareness

Tools

Hoists & wheelchairs

PECS

Makaton

Job description

Teaching Personnel is seeking a compassionate PMLD Learning Support Assistant to work within a well-established specialist secondary provision in Carmarthen, supporting pupils aged 3-19 with complex additional learning needs, including PMLD and autism.

You will provide dedicated 1:1 and small group support, assist with personal care and mobility, and help pupils engage in sensory and multi-sensory activities while collaborating with teachers and therapists to promote independence and wellbeing.