Complex Needs Learning Support Assistant

Morgan Hunt UK Limited; Middlesex (NJ); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Employee benefits

Career progression

Professional development

Job summary

Morgan Hunt UK Limited is seeking a dedicated Complex Needs Learning Support Assistant to support learners with SEND, including PMLD and autism, in North London. The role involves educational and personal care tasks at a full-time pace with a strong emphasis on safeguarding and well-being.

You will administer medications, support PEG feeding, and work closely with teachers, therapists, and families to enable learning and independence.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young adults with SEND and complex needs.
• Proven experience delivering personal care.
• Training and practical experience in manual handling and the use of moving and handling equipment.
• Experience administering medication.
• Experience supporting learners with PEG feeding and complex medical needs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work calmly and effectively in a challenging but rewarding environment.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting learner welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small group support to learners with complex SEND needs.
• Support learners to access educational, vocational, sensory, and life-skills activities.
• Deliver personal care, including toileting, changing, feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene support.
• Administer medication in accordance with individual healthcare plans and organisational policies.
• Support learners requiring PEG feeding and other specialist medical interventions.
• Undertake manual handling duties, including the safe use of hoists, slings, wheelchairs, standing frames, and specialist equipment.
• Support learners with mobility, positioning, and physical disabilities.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, healthcare professionals, and families.
• Promote learner independence, communication, wellbeing, and inclusion.
• Maintain accurate records relating to learner support, medication, and care requirements.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety, infection control, and risk management procedures at all times.

Skills

SEND experience

Personal care

Manual handling

Medication administration

PEG feeding support

Communication skills

Safeguarding

Calm under pressure

Education

Level 2/3 Supporting Teaching & Learning

Moving & Handling training

Medication Administration training

First Aid training

Safeguarding training

Tools

Makaton/PECS knowledge

Job description

Complex Needs Learning Support Assistant

Location: North London

Salary: 18-23 Pounds per Hour ( depending on Your experience)

Hours: Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and experienced Complex Needs Learning Support Assistant to support learners with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), autism, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and complex medical needs.

This is a rewarding and specialist role requiring an individual who can provide high-quality educational, personal care, and healthcare support, enabling learners to access education safely and achieve their individual goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small group support to learners with complex SEND needs.
• Support learners to access educational, vocational, sensory, and life-skills activities.
• Deliver personal care, including toileting, changing, feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene support.
• Administer medication in accordance with individual healthcare plans and organisational policies.
• Support learners requiring PEG feeding and other specialist medical interventions.
• Undertake manual handling duties, including the safe use of hoists, slings, wheelchairs, standing frames, and specialist equipment.
• Support learners with mobility, positioning, and physical disabilities.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, healthcare professionals, and families.
• Promote learner independence, communication, wellbeing, and inclusion.
• Maintain accurate records relating to learner support, medication, and care requirements.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety, infection control, and risk management procedures at all times.

Essential Requirements

• Experience supporting children or young adults with SEND and complex needs.
• Proven experience delivering personal care.
• Training and practical experience in manual handling and the use of moving and handling equipment.
• Experience administering medication.
• Experience supporting learners with PEG feeding and complex medical needs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work calmly and effectively in a challenging but rewarding environment.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting learner welfare.

Desirable Qualifications

• Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning, Health & Social Care, SEND, or a related field.
• Training in Moving & Handling, Medication Administration, PEG Feeding, First Aid, and Safeguarding.
• Experience supporting learners with autism, PMLD, epilepsy, or sensory impairments.
• Knowledge of communication approaches such as Makaton, PECS, AAC, or Intensive Interaction.

What We Offer

• A rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in learners' lives.
• A supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development.
• Access to wellbeing support and employee benefits.
• Career progression within specialist SEND education.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

If you are passionate about supporting learners with complex needs and helping them achieve their full potential, we would love to hear from you.