PMLD Support Assistant
Posted 16/07/26About the Role
An exciting opportunity awaits a dedicated PMLD Support Assistant at a respected school, offering crucial support to pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties in a specialist provision. This long-term role, with potential for permanency, begins immediately, providing invaluable experience within an enriching educational environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide sensitive and dignified personal care to pupils with complex needs.
* Facilitate engaging sensory stimulation activities tailored to individual requirements.
* Support the effective implementation of bespoke therapy programmes.
* Assist pupils with communication, mobility, and feeding, fostering independence.
* Contribute proactively to a safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning atmosphere.
* Collaborate seamlessly with class teachers, therapists, and wider support staff.
About You
* Possess demonstrable experience supporting pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties.
* Exhibit genuine empathy, patience, and a profoundly positive outlook.
* Hold a strong understanding of SEN principles and best practices.
* Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering trust.
* Be proactive, adaptable, and resilient when faced with diverse challenges.
* Show a clear commitment to continuous professional development in SEN.
Why Join
Join a highly supportive and dedicated team where your contributions will genuinely transform young lives. This role offers a competitive daily rate and the prospect of a long-term, potentially permanent position within a truly rewarding specialist setting.
An exciting opportunity awaits a dedicated PMLD Support Assistant at a respected school, offering crucial support to pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties in a specialist provision. This long-term role, with potential for permanency, begins immediately, providing invaluable experience within an enriching educational environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide sensitive and dignified personal care to pupils with complex needs.
* Facilitate engaging sensory stimulation activities tailored to individual requirements.
* Support the effective implementation of bespoke therapy programmes.
* Assist pupils with communication, mobility, and feeding, fostering independence.
* Contribute proactively to a safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning atmosphere.
* Collaborate seamlessly with class teachers, therapists, and wider support staff.
About You
* Possess demonstrable experience supporting pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties.
* Exhibit genuine empathy, patience, and a profoundly positive outlook.
* Hold a strong understanding of SEN principles and best practices.
* Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering trust.
* Be proactive, adaptable, and resilient when faced with diverse challenges.
* Show a clear commitment to continuous professional development in SEN.
Why Join
Join a highly supportive and dedicated team where your contributions will genuinely transform young lives. This role offers a competitive daily rate and the prospect of a long-term, potentially permanent position within a truly rewarding specialist setting.
Not quite the right role? We're working with a number of schools and nurseries — feel free to get in touch to discuss other current opportunities.
Dunbar Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks, references, and full compliance with safer recruitment procedures. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
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