SEN/PMLD Teaching Assistant

Job description

Are you an experienced SEN/PMLD Teaching Assistant with a passion to make a difference to children who have PMLD?

TLTP are looking for an experienced SEN/PMLD TA for an Outstanding SEN School based in East London. The school is committed to the development and delivery of high quality relationships with families and local community organisations to ensure that the children attending the school achieve their full potential and become respected and active members of the local community.

The Position will include:

Working with children aged 11 – 19 years old.
Working with children with PMLD, Global delay, ASD, ADHD.
Providing personal care to students.
Assisting the Teacher with lesson planning.
Using PECs to communicate with Students.
One to one or small groups
Using a Hoist
Part time and daily supply available

Requirements:

Available to start ASAP
1 year experience of working with Children/adults or Care background

The schools offers:

A committed and enthusiastic staff.
Quality professional development.
An exciting opportunity to shape the future of the school and to set the culture for achievement and progress for all of the pupils.
Purposeful, happy and supportive environment with learning for all at its centre.

Please only apply if you want to work in a specialist SEN school and have some experience the below

Experience working with ASD or Complex needs
Ideally experience in PECS or MAKATON
Willing to provide personal care
Want to work in a challenging environment
Passion working with children with complex disabilities

This special needs teaching assistant role will be supporting a secondary children with Autism and complex needs/SLD.

Special needs teaching assistants will need excellent behaviour management skills
Be able to build positive relationships with young people and staff
Good knowledge/experience working with children with ASD/complex needs within an Special needs environment
Special needs experience working with primary aged pupils

Special needs teaching assistants will be collaborating with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities for the pupils in relation to the curriculum
Assessing children who have long or short-term learning difficulties and working with colleagues to identify individual pupils' special needs
Liaising with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and e...

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Hoe Street

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

15-10-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English