SEN Teaching Assistant - PMLD & Complex Needs

Want to be part of something truly meaningful?

This welcoming school in South Shields supports pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties and complex needs. It's a setting where care, compassion and teamwork are at the heart of everything they do.

Here, progress might look different, but it's always powerful.

Role overview: You'll support pupils with complex physical and learning needs, helping them access a personalised curriculum. This includes sensory learning, communication support and assisting with personal care where needed.

Key responsibilities:

• Support pupils with PMLD and complex needs
• Assist with personal care and mobility where required
• Use sensory-based learning approaches
• Support communication using specialist methods and tools
• Work closely with therapists and teaching staff
• Create a safe, nurturing and engaging learning environment

Requirements:

• Experience in care, support work or SEN settings is highly valued
• A compassionate and hands on approach
• Willingness to support personal care needs
• Strong teamwork and reliability

Not Thrive trained yet? We'll help you get there, it's a brilliant addition when working in specialist settings like this.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance "Keeping Children Safe in Education", this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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