Job description
PMLD Teaching Assistant
Location: York, North Yorkshire
Salary: £83 - £100 per day
Start Date: ASAP
GSL Education are seeking a PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties) Teaching Assistant to join a dedicated team in a Client Secondary school that caters for students aged 11–19 with a range of additional needs, located in York, North Yorkshire starting as soon as possible.
About the School:
- With an emphasis on SEN children, this school is for secondary aged students, aged from 11 - 19 years which aims to provide SEN students and staff with exceptional standards of care and education.
- Every student at the School has a learning disability, and some of them also require extra special education services due to physical or sensory needs.
- The school provides its students with a customized, individualized curriculum that is in line with their needs and goals and closely related to the outcomes listed in each child's Education, Health, and Care Plan.
- The school's comprehensive curriculum provides teachers with a list of options of accessible and relevant topics to help students develop what is relevant to them and their identified EHCP broad areas of need.
- The curriculums at the school have been created after four years of intensive research into SEND as well as visits, research, and interactions with exceptional settings.
- One of the main goals of the school is to prepare students for adulthood.
PMLD Teaching Assistant Requirement:
- Experience supporting children or young people with PMLD, complex needs or medical conditions in a school or care setting.
- Experience with personal care and/or moving & handling is highly desirable.
- Qualifications in Health & Social Care, Supporting Teaching and Learning, or similar are advantageous but not essential.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- A caring and resilient attitude.
- Hold a Child Only DBS registered to the Update Service, or be willing to apply for one with GSL Education
PMLD Teaching Assistant Responsibilities:
- Support students with personal care, including toileting, feeding, mobility, and hygiene needs.
- Assist with manual handling and use of mobility aids.
- Work closely with the class teacher and therapists.
- Provide 1:1 and small group support.
- Help deliver creative, sensory, and therapeutic activities.
- Ensure a safe, calm, and respectful classroom environment.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.
If you would like to apply for the position ofPMLD Teaching Assistant in York, please call Kerry Fowler at GSL Education and submit your up-to-date CV via the application link. Alternatively, please visit GSL Education official website to apply online!