PMLD & Complex Needs Teaching Assistant in Morpeth

PMLD & Complex Needs Teaching Assistant

Morpeth | Full Time | Term Time Only

£98-£120 per day | Start ASAP

Support, Encourage and Empower

Protocol Education is working with a specialist SEND school in Morpeth seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to support pupils with PMLD and complex needs.

You’ll become an important part of the pupils' daily routine, helping them feel safe, supported and included while encouraging communication, engagement and independence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis
• Assisting with personalised learning activities
• Supporting communication and interaction
• Helping pupils participate in sensory activities
• Encouraging independence and choice
• Supporting mobility and physical needs
• Providing personal care when required
• Following individual support plans
• Recording and communicating progress
• Working closely with teachers and specialist staff

Experience That Could Be Relevant

We're interested in candidates with experience in:

• PMLD
• Complex SEND
• Learning disabilities
• Healthcare
• Social care
• Residential care
• SEN education
• Personal care
• Support work

Full support will be provided, but experience with complex needs would be highly beneficial.

You'll Need To Be:

Patient | Compassionate | Resilient | Reliable | Adaptable | Caring

What Protocol Education Offers

• Competitive daily rate
• Weekly PAYE pay
• Free CPD and specialist training
• Dedicated consultant
• Ongoing support
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• £50 Refer a Friend bonus

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.