Teaching Assistant

AMA Admin; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible days and hours

CPD and training opportunities

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Milk Education is seeking a Teaching Assistant to support learners with complex medical needs in a Leeds SEND environment. The role involves administering daily medical interventions, implementing health-related programmes, and working flexibly across sites as needed.

Training will be provided for medical tasks and you will liaise with NHS nursing teams and parents. The role requires maintaining care plans and logs, ensuring safe medication handling and contributing to safeguarding and student

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work across multiple sites to support learners.
• Experience or willingness to undertake training for medical interventions.
• Ability to liaise with NHS nursing teams and parents.

Responsibilities

• Support learners with complex medical needs by managing and administering daily medical interventions.
• Support learners with personal medical needs to implement health-related programmes, including first aid.
• Undertake regular training specific to medical tasks.
• Collaborate with NHS nursing staff to identify and monitor medical needs of pupils.
• Maintain and review individual care plans in liaison with NHS staff and report any discrepancies.
• Keep logs for medication storage, expiry dates and administration.

Job description

Teaching Assistant

I am working with a generic SEND school in Leeds. I have full time positions available for September.

The successful candidates for these roles will be supporting learners who may have complex medical needs by managing and administering daily medical interventions. You must be flexible as you may have to work in other sites.

Responsibilities

• To Support learners who may have complex medical needs by managing and administering daily medical interventions.
• To support learners with personal medical needs to implement related personal programmes, including health, physical, hygiene and first aid.
• To undertake regular training, specific to the medical tasks being undertaken.
• To support the NHS nursing team to identify and monitor the medical needs of pupils.
• To implement detailed individual care plans and interventions, in liaison with nursing support.
• To maintain and regularly review individual care plans in liaison with NHS nursing support and report any anomalies between the medication provided and the care plans received from the NHS nursing support to the Inclusion Manager/ SLT.
• Monitor learner responses to treatments and call specialist support if necessary.
• To manage medications, ensuring safe storage, expiry dates etc. and keeping appropriate logs.
• To maintain regular communication with parents to share information related to the learners' health, gather relevant health information
• To establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals.
• To keep up to date with developments in medications, treatments etc.To recognise own strengths and areas of specialist expertise and use these to lead, advise and support others.
• To provide medical support to out of school learning activities within guidelines established by the school.
• To establish good relationships with learners, acting as a role model, setting high expectations and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs.
• To support learners consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs.

Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay with temp-to-perm routes available.
• Speedy registration process & fast-track compliance - APSCo Compliance+ accredited for the highest safer recruitment standards.
• Flexible days and working hours to suit your schedule.
• Culture-matched placements - we take the time to understand you and find schools that fit your values and strengths.
• Priority Partnership school network - access to trusted schools who work with us long-term on staffing, enrichment and community initiatives.
• 5+ CPD courses completed before placement (including Safeguarding, SEND & Behaviour) with access to further accredited training through Milk Academy.
• FREE PSHE lesson plans and resources, designed by real teachers.
• FREE Educator Wellbeing resources and access to our community hub - because we believe supported staff stay longer and make a bigger impact.
• School Preparation Pack with handover notes and insightful school guides - so you walk in ready on day one.
• 24/7 support from your personal consultant, directly through their work mobile phone to ensure your journey is personal.

Milk Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are APSCo Compliance+ accredited, meeting the highest standards in safer recruitment. All applicants will be subjec