PMLD Teaching Assistant - Kingston
Position: PMLD Teaching Assistant
Location: Kingston
Salary: £85 - £110 per day (based on experience)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: September
Are you a compassionate, patient, and dedicated individual looking to support children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD)? If you’re ready to make a real impact and help students thrive, this could be the perfect role for you!
About the Role:
As a PMLD Teaching Assistant, you’ll play an important role in providing a nurturing and engaging learning experience for our students. Key responsibilities include:
* Delivering individualized support to students with PMLD, ensuring their physical, emotional, and educational needs are met.
* Assisting the classroom teacher with planning and delivering activities that cater to each student's unique abilities.
* Helping students with personal care tasks, including feeding, toileting, and mobility assistance.
* Tracking and recording student progress, working closely with the SENCO and classroom team to celebrate achievements and adjust support plans as needed.
* Collaborating with a range of professionals, such as therapists and medical staff, to provide comprehensive care for each student.
About You:
* Experience working with children or young people with PMLD or similar needs is preferred.
* You bring a patient, empathetic, and supportive approach, with strong communication skills.
* You’re a team player who can easily build relationships with students, staff, and families.
* Excellent organizational skills and flexibility to adapt to various student needs.
* Qualifications like CACHE Level 3 or NVQ Level 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning are beneficial but not essential.
* A commitment to continuous learning and professional development to enhance your skills
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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