PMLD Teaching Assistant

Remedy Education; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Remedy Education is seeking a full-time PMLD Teaching Assistant in Lewisham, South East London, to support children with special educational needs in a mainstream secondary school. This rewarding role involves assisting those with complex needs and providing personal care, requiring resilience and prior experience in similar settings.

Benefits

Accredited continued professional development courses

In-house Training and Development Team

Qualifications

• Personal or professional experience supporting complex needs.
• Comfortable with personal care and handling challenging behavior.
• Desire to nurture and support individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support children with PMLD and complex needs on a 1-1 basis.
• Administer personal care to students.
• Work in a mainstream secondary school setting.

Skills

Resilience

Support for complex needs

Education

Up-to-date Safeguarding certificate (desired)

Job description

PMLD Teaching Assistant - Lewisham, South East London

Remedy Education are looking for a Teaching Assistant to support children with SEN in a mainstream Secondary school. This is a full-time position to start in ASAP. You will be required to support children with PMLD and complex needs on a 1-1 basis and administer personal care.

This role is initially temporary, however successful candidates will be brought on permanently by the school.

Although experience working with special needs in a school setting is preferred, any personal or professional experience supporting complex needs is what matters in this role to care and nurture for the individuals.

The ideal candidate will need to be resilient, as due to the complex needs of the young people they can exhibit very challenging behaviour.
Some of the young people are non-verbal, and there is a wide spectrum of needs catered for.

Although the role can have its challenges, the school is lovely, the staff are supportive and it can be incredibly rewarding.

You must be comfortable with personal care and be happy to get stuck in

Position Details:

• Location: Lewisham, South East London
• Position: PMLD Teaching Assistant
• Hours: 8am - 4pm
• Type of Work: Temporary
• Full time/Part time: Full time only
• Minimum Rate of Pay: 100 - 120 per day, depending on experience
• Start date: ASAP
• End date: Ongoing

Experience, Training & Qualifications:

• Personal or professional experience supporting complex needs
• Up to date Safeguarding certificate within the last year (desired but training can be provided)

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH REMEDY EDUCATION, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child related references that cover the last two years

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Remedy is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Remedy in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Remedy is able to offer the successful candidate:

• Accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team

Please send your CV directly to Scott Arbuckle at Remedy,