PMLD Teaching Assistant

Aspire People; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term-time hours

Team Teach training

Refer a friend £250 bonus

£100 joining fee after 10 shifts

Job summary

Aspire People Limited seeks compassionate Healthcare Assistants and Nurses to join a North Liverpool SEND school. You will support children with PMLD, including complex medical needs, in one-to-one and small-group settings.

Role involves personal care, mobility assistance, PEG feeding where trained, and collaborating with teachers and therapists to ensure safety and wellbeing. Term-time hours, Team Teach training, and referral bonuses are offered.

Qualifications

• Nurses, Healthcare Assistants or candidates with relevant medical, care or complex needs experience.
• Experience with PMLD, PEG feeding, epilepsy, PICA or other complex medical needs is highly desirable.
• Confidence with personal care, mobility support and following individual care plans.
• A calm, patient and compassionate approach.
• Strong teamwork skills and a commitment to safeguarding.
• Two years of employment references required.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support.
• Assist with personal care, including toileting and changing.
• Support mobility, wheelchair transfers and hoisting.
• Assist with medical and care needs, including PEG feeding and epilepsy management, where trained.
• Deliver sensory-based activities and support pupil engagement.
• Work alongside teachers, therapists and healthcare professionals to ensure pupils' safety and wellbeing.

Skills

Healthcare experience

PMLD experience

PEG feeding

Epilepsy management

Personal care

Mobility support

Teamwork

Safeguarding

Job description

We're seeking compassionate and experienced Healthcare Assistants, Nurses and individuals with medical or complex care experience to join a specialist SEND school in North Liverpool.

This is a rewarding opportunity to support children with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), including pupils with complex physical, medical, sensory and communication needs.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support.
• Assist with personal care, including toileting and changing.
• Support mobility, wheelchair transfers and hoisting.
• Assist with medical and care needs, including PEG feeding and epilepsy management, where trained.
• Deliver sensory-based activities and support pupil engagement.
• Work alongside teachers, therapists and healthcare professionals to ensure pupils' safety and wellbeing.

What We're Looking For

• Nurses, Healthcare Assistants or candidates with relevant medical, care or complex needs experience.
• Experience with PMLD, PEG feeding, epilepsy, PICA or other complex medical needs is highly desirable.
• Confidence with personal care, mobility support and following individual care plans.
• A calm, patient and compassionate approach.
• Strong teamwork skills and a commitment to safeguarding.
• Two years of employment references required.

What's On Offer?

• Term-time working hours.
• Ongoing training, including Team Teach.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference in children's lives.
• Refer a friend and earn up to £250!
• £100 joining fee after your first 10 shifts.

Who Should Apply?

We welcome applications from qualified nurses, healthcare professionals, Healthcare Assistants and anyone with relevant medical or complex care experience who is passionate about supporting children with complex needs.

It's not just care - it's connection, compassion and communication.

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.