At a Glance
- Tasks: Support learners with complex needs and deliver high-quality personal care.
- Company: Specialist SEND education provider in West London.
- Benefits: Make a life-changing impact, continuous development, and supportive environment.
- Other info: Career progression opportunities and a commitment to safeguarding.
- Why this job: Join a team dedicated to empowering learners with profound disabilities.
- Qualifications: Experience in SEND support and trained in personal care and medication administration.
The predicted salary is between 20250 - 24750 £ per year.
Location
West London
Hours
Full-Time
Contract Type
Term-Time Only
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled
SEND Support Practitioner to support learners with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), complex medical needs, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and autism.
This is a specialist role requiring an individual who is trained and competent in personal care, manual handling, medication administration, and PEG feeding.
You will work closely with teachers, therapists, healthcare professionals, and families to deliver outstanding learner-centred support that enables students to thrive and achieve their individual outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist support to learners with PMLD and complex SEND needs.
- Deliver high-quality personal care whilst maintaining dignity, privacy, and respect.
- Administer prescribed medication in line with healthcare plans and organisational procedures.
- Support learners who require PEG feeding and other specialist healthcare interventions.
- Undertake manual handling duties, including the safe use of hoists, slings, wheelchairs, standing frames, and specialist equipment.
- Support learners with communication needs using approaches such as Makaton, PECS, AAC, and Intensive Interaction where appropriate.
- Assist learners in accessing educational, sensory, therapeutic, and life-skills activities.
- Monitor learner wellbeing and report concerns promptly.
- Maintain accurate records relating to care, medication, and learner progress.
- Promote independence, choice-making, inclusion, and positive outcomes for all learners.
- Significant experience supporting learners with SEND, PMLD, and complex needs.
• Trained and experienced in
- Personal Care
- Moving and Handling
- Medication Administration
- PEG Feeding
- Safeguarding
- Strong understanding of learner-centred practice and inclusive education.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable Qualifications
- Level 3 or above in Health & Social Care, Education, SEND, or a related discipline.
- Makaton, PECS, AAC, or Intensive Interaction training.
- Experience within a specialist school, college, or SEND provision.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to make a life-changing impact on learners with complex needs.
- A supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Access to wellbeing and employee support programme.
- Career progression within specialist SEND education.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Join our team and help create meaningful opportunities for learners with complex needs to achieve their fullest potential.
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