PMLD Teaching Assistant – Harrow
Position: PMLD Teaching Assistant
Salary: £88 - £110 per day (dependent on experience)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Are you passionate about supporting children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD)? We are seeking a dedicated PMLD Teaching Assistant to join a supportive and inclusive school in Harrow, where you will play a key role in enhancing students' educational and personal development.
The Role:
As a PMLD Teaching Assistant, you will provide essential support to students, ensuring their physical, emotional, and learning needs are met. Key responsibilities include:
- Providing individualized support to students with PMLD in both classroom and therapy-based settings
- Assisting the class teacher in planning and delivering personalized learning activities
- Supporting students with personal care tasks, including feeding, toileting, and mobility assistance
- Monitoring and documenting student progress, collaborating with the SENCO and teaching staff
- Working alongside therapists and medical professionals to provide holistic support
Requirements:
- Experience working with children or young people with PMLD
- A compassionate, patient, and empathetic approach
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work well within a team
- Relevant qualifications (e.g., CACHE Level 3, NVQ Level 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning) are desirable but not essential
- A commitment to ongoing professional development and further training
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.
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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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