PMLD Teaching Assistant

Job Description

PMLD Teaching Assistant Hackney East London Immediate Start

A Special School in Hackney is seeking a PMLD Teaching Assistant to support pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) and complex additional needs. This is a full-time long-term role for pupils who require a structured nurturing and specialist approach to learning and care.

You will work alongside SEN teachers therapists and support staff to provide pupil-centred support that prioritises communication sensory engagement wellbeing and independence throughout the school day.

PMLD Teaching Assistant What the Role Offers:

• 444513 per week (PAYE holiday pay included)

• Full-time term time only (Monday to Friday 8:00am3:30pm)

• Immediate start until July 2026

• Long-term opportunity within a specialist SEN setting

• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team

PMLD Teaching Assistant Key Responsibilities:

• Provide 1:1 and small-group support for pupils with PMLD following EHCPs and personalised learning programmes

• Support pupils with complex physical needs including mobility feeding and personal care safely and respectfully

• Assist with sensory-based learning activities including sensory rooms and specialist equipment

• Support communication using AAC strategies including Makaton PECS and communication aids

• Work collaboratively with teachers occupational therapists speech and language therapists physiotherapists and support staff

• Observe record and report pupil engagement and progress

• Maintain a calm structured environment supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing

• Follow all safeguarding health and safety and moving and handling procedures

PMLD Teaching Assistant Ideal Candidate:

• Experience supporting pupils with PMLD SLD or complex SEND in a special school

• Understanding of person-centred holistic SEN practice

• Patient resilient and able to respond sensitively to physical and emotional needs

• Confident working within a multidisciplinary environment

• Level 3 qualification in Supporting Teaching and Learning Health & Social Care or similar (desirable)

• Enhanced DBS or willingness to obtain one

Ribbons & Reeves are Londons leading education recruiters specialising in long-term and permanent placements across mainstream and specialist SEN schools. We are proud to support professionals who are dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of pupils with severe learning difficulties.