SEN/PMLD Teaching Assistant

TLTP Education; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

TLTP Education seeks an experienced SEN/PMLD Teaching Assistant for an Outstanding SEN School in East London. You will support students aged 11–19 with PMLD, ASD and other complex needs, including personal care, within a positive school culture.

The role involves one-to-one or small group work, assisting with lesson planning, and using PECs for communication. Part-time with daily supply options are available.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience of working with Children/adults or care background.
• Able to start ASAP.
• Experience with ASD or complex needs beneficial.
• Willing to provide personal care.

Responsibilities

• Support children aged 11–19 with PMLD, ASD, ADHD.
• Assist the teacher with lesson planning.
• Use PECs to communicate with students.
• Provide one-to-one or small group support.

Skills

PECs

MAKATON

Personal care

Behaviour management

Job description

Are you an experienced SEN/PMLD Teaching Assistant with a passion to make a difference to children who have PMLD?

TLTP are looking for an experienced SEN/PMLD TA for an Outstanding SEN School based in East London.The school is committed to the development and delivery of high quality relationships with families and local community organisations to ensure that the children attending the school achieve their full potential and become respected and active members of the local community.

The Position will include:

• Working with children aged 11 – 19 years old.
• Working with children with PMLD, Global delay, ASD, ADHD.
• Providing personal care to students.
• Assisting the Teacher with lesson planning.
• Using PECs to communicate with Students.
• One to one or small groups
• Using a Hoist
• Part time and daily supply available

Requirements:

• Available to start ASAP
• 1 year experience of working with Children/adults or Care background

The schools offers:

• A committed and enthusiastic staff.
• Quality professional development.
• An exciting opportunity to shape the future of the school and to set the culture for achievement and progress for all of the pupils.
• Purposeful, happy and supportive environment with learning for all at its centre.

• Experience working with ASD or Complex needs
• Ideally experience in PECS or MAKATON
• Willing to provide personal care
• Want to work in a challenging environment
• Passion working with children with complex disabilities

This special needs teaching assistant role will be supporting a secondary children with Autism and complex needs/SLD.

• Special needs teaching assistants will need excellent behaviour management skills
• Be able to build positive relationships with young people and staff
• Good knowledge/experience working with children with ASD/complex needs within an Special needs environment
• Special needs experience working with primary aged pupils

• Special needs teaching assistants will be collaborating with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities for the pupils in relation to the curriculum
• Assessing children who have long or short-term learning difficulties and working with colleagues to identify individual pupils' special needs
• Liaising with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists
• Working closely with parents and guardians
• Organising learning outside the classroom in activities such as community visits, school outings or sporting events
• Special needs teaching assistants will need to assist in severely disabled pupils' personal care/medical needs
• Administration, including updating and maintaining records of pupils' progress
• Attending statutory annual reviews or other related meetings, such as Looked After Child (LAC) reviews, regarding students with a SEN, which may involve reviewing Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans
• Receiving in-service training
• Behaviour management

TLTP Group is an Equal Opportunities employer. Subject to observance of all UK and EU current legislation we shall not discriminate to exclude individuals on the grounds of age, race, colour, gender (birth or reassigned), sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief, marital status, ethnic or national origin, health, pregnancy, childcare responsibilities or criminal records. Candidates from such groups are actively encouraged to apply.