Specialist PMLD TA - Empower Learning & Independence

Supply Desk; Watford; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive weekly pay

CPD & professional development

Safeguarding training

Refer a Friend £100

Support from local education consult-

Job summary

Supply Desk is looking for a Specialist PMLD Teaching Assistant to support pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties in a Watford area school from September. You will provide one-to-one and small-group support to help pupils access learning and participate in school life.

You will collaborate with teachers, SENCOs and therapists to implement individual plans, develop communication and independence skills, and maintain a safe, nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Has previous experience working with children or young people with PMLD, complex needs, or significant learning difficulties.
• Has experience working within a specialist school, SEN setting, or primary/secondary school environment.
• Demonstrates a caring, patient, empathetic, and nurturing approach.
• Understands safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated one-to-one and small-group support to pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD).
• Support pupils to access learning activities through personalised and appropriately adapted approaches.
• Work closely with teachers, SENCOs, therapists, and other professionals to implement individual learning and support plans.
• Support pupils with communication, sensory, physical, social, and emotional needs.
• Encourage pupils to develop independence, confidence, communication, and life skills wherever appropriate.
• Use a range of communication strategies and resources to support pupils' individual communication needs.
• Assist pupils in participating in classroom activities, sensory activities, outdoor learning, and wider school experiences.
• Support pupils with personal care and mobility needs where required and in accordance with school policies and individual care plans.

Job description

Supply Desk is looking for a Specialist PMLD Teaching Assistant to support pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties in a Watford area school from September. You will provide one-to-one and small-group support to help pupils access learning and participate in school life.

You will collaborate with teachers, SENCOs and therapists to implement individual plans, develop communication and independence skills, and maintain a safe, nurturing environment.