PMLD Teaching Assistant

Connex Education; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Connex Education as a PMLD Teaching Assistant in Chesterfield, dedicated to improving the lives of children with profound learning difficulties. The role requires a compassionate individual to provide tailored support, fostering strong relationships and creating a safe environment for pupil development. With a competitive daily rate and opportunities for professional development, this position not only enhances your career but also makes a significant difference in the educational journey of students with special needs.

Benefits

Competitive daily rate

Free access to SEND Toolkit skills development courses

Wellbeing programme and refresher training

Qualifications

• Experience with SEND in a care setting or paid/voluntary support.
• Driven, energetic, and keen on a career in education.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored support to children with special educational needs.
• Assist with personal care and hoisting as required.
• Create a safe learning environment.

Skills

Teamwork

Empathy

Patience

Job description

Job Title:PMLD Teaching Assistant

Location: Chesterfield

Hours:8:45am to 3:15pm

Days: (full time and part time) Monday to Friday – this may lead to a permanent position with the school

£88 to £90 Per Day dependent on experience

About the role

Are you a dedicated and compassionate individual with a passion for making a difference in the lives of children with profound learning difficulties. The school provides for secondary age pupils aged who have special educational needs from a variety of conditions, most of which have autism and profound learning difficulties. Staff will need to have the ability to foster strong relationships with the children and to support them with their learning and development.

About the school

The school caters specifically for students with severe learning difficulties of all ages who are functioning significantly below age-related expectations and would struggle in mainstream settings. Many pupils have profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), with a large proportion being autistic, representing a wide range of cognitive and physical abilities and needs

• Providing tailored support and working with children with SEN and complex needs
• Personal care and hoisting(moving and handing) needed for the role
• Creating a safe environment that allows children and other students have fun, learn and succeed
• Patience, empathy, and the ability to stay calm under pressure.

Why Choose Us

• Competitive daily rate
• PAYE paid weekly.
• Free access to our SEND Toolkit skills development package, comprising over 24 courses.
• Wellbeing programme and refresher training for life in a 21st century classroom.

Requirements

• Experience of supporting adults or children with SEND on a voluntary or paid basis OR/ experience of supporting those with complex needs in a care setting
• Strong team work ethic
• Driven, energetic and keen to pursue a career in education and special needs
• Moving and handing and personal care required

Join Connex Education Partnership and make a positive impact in these children’s lives with your expertise, apply today

To apply, you must show proof of right to work in the UK.

All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone.

Connex Education Partnership is an employment agency and employment business.