PMLD Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Are you passionate that all children should have equal opportunities to excellent care and educationTradewind are proud to be recruiting for a PMLD Teaching Assistant for an outstanding special needs secondary school in Manchester. Pay up to £85/day.To join us and be successful in this PMLD Teaching Assistant role, you will need to:

• Have an Enhanced DBS certificate that is on the Update Service
• Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional references checks.
• Provide a CV with at least 10 years employment/education history included and any employment breaks must be explained.
• Have the legal right to work in the UK.

About the role:

• PMLD Teaching Assistant / Teaching Assistant in a secondary special needs school in Manchester.
• Start date - ASAP!
• Full time and long term, TEMP TO PERM!
• Pay up to £85 per day.
• Supporting pupils with Autism (ASC), Complex Needs and PMLD on a 1:1 or group basis. There are a mixture of needs from low to high functioning. Including sensory needs, speech & language needs, physical needs and emotional & behaviour needs.
• You may need to support with Personal Care and deliver Moving & Handling for wheelchair and hoist users.
• You must have prior experience as either a SEN Teaching Assistant, PMLD Teaching Assistant, Support Worker or Care Worker.

About the school:

• Special needs secondary school for young people with Autism, Complex Needs and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities.
• Rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted in all areas.
• Excellent modern facilities including hydrotherapy pool, art therapy room, sensory room and garden, SMART room and various other 1:1 and specialised spaces.
• Highly differentiated curriculum to meet individual needs.
• There is a team atmosphere with management and staff working closely together. They have high expectations but everyone is well supported and helps each other.

About the pupils:

• All pupils are 11-16 and have an EHCP for SEN.
• Pupils need support managing emotions, processing and understanding work and interaction with peers.
• Pupils are both verbal or non-verbal so some will need support with Speech & Language and use PECS, Signalong or Makaton to communicate.
• Some pupils have Sensory Needs so an appreciation and empathy towards this is needed in order t prevent young people from getting anxious and reaching crisis.
• Some pupils have physical needs and use wheelchairs and hoists and will require personal care support.

By registering with Tradewind Manchester, you will benefit from:

• An honest and friendly team with a wealth of educational experience
• Consultants that will listen to what you want and support you wherever necessary
• Top rates of pay through our attraction of the best education talent
• More training and development than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 25 to be exact! Thats 18 more than our next nearest competitor
• A great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a generous reward
• Full interview preparation and assistance - so youre fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success
• Help with lesson planning - our support doesnt stop once weve secured you a placement
• A straightforward Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
• Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants

To apply for this PMLD Teaching Assistant role & register with Tradewind please call Graham in the Manchester office on , or email A bit about Tradewind...

1. As a Sunday Times Top 100 employer, were committed to putting candidates & staff first
2. We employ the best in the business to provide an exceptional service to our candidates
3. Top rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request)
4. More free CPD courses than any other education recruiter
5. Awarded REC Audited Education Gold Standard status and were proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer

Keyskills :
AutismPersonal CareSENSpecial NeedsSupport WorkerCare AssistantComplex NeedsPMLDCare WorkerSEN Teaching AssistantSEN TASpecial Needs TAPMLD TAPMLD Teaching AssistantComplex Needs Teaching AssistantComplex Needs TA