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Complex Needs Teaching Assistant - Stockport
Are you a kind and compassionate teaching assistant with experience supporting complex needs? We are currently recruiting for teaching assistants to join a large SEN school in the Stockport area. The school supports pupils aged 4-19 with PMLD.
This role is ideal for someone with a care background, offering hands-on support to students with complex needs. The successful candidate will provide personal care, assist with learning activities, and contribute to a nurturing and inclusive environment. Immediate start available.
Position: Teaching Assistant (PMLD)
Location: Stockport
Contract Type: Full Time
Daily Rate: 91.00
Working Hours: 08:30 - 15:30
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 and small group support for pupils with PMLD
- Assist with personal care, feeding, and mobility (including hoisting, where required)
- Support students with communication methods such as PECS, Makaton, or assistive technology
- Help create a safe, engaging and inclusive learning environment
- Work closely with the class teacher and wider multidisciplinary team
Candidate Requirements:
- Experience working with individuals with PMLD or complex needs
- Background in care or similar support roles highly desirable
- Patient, empathetic, and confident in providing personal care and tailored support
- Able to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
To be eligible you must:
- Hold Right to Work in the UK
* Hold (or be willing to apply for) an Enhanced Child Barred List DBS registered with the Update Service
* Provide two professional child-related references
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.
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