PMLD Teaching Assistant, West Derby

  • Location: West Derby
  • Duration: Long term placement
  • Salary: £450 - 500 per week
  • Start date: 18/09/2025
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Sector: Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
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Job Description

New Directions Education are currently recruiting for a compassionate and dedicated Learning Support Assistant to support students with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) in a specialist secondary school in West Derby, Liverpool. This is a full-time, long-term position with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate.

The School:

  • A caring and well-resourced secondary specialist provision catering for pupils aged 11–19 with a wide range of complex learning needs, including PMLD, sensory impairments, and medical conditions.
  • Committed to a highly personalised curriculum that promotes independence, communication, and life skills in a nurturing environment.
  • The school has a strong multidisciplinary team including teaching staff, therapists, medical professionals, and support workers who work collaboratively to meet each pupil’s unique needs.
  • Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted with particular praise for its commitment to holistic development, safeguarding practices, and the quality of care and support provided to students and families.

The Role:

  • Full-time role supporting students with PMLD, many of whom are non-verbal and require significant personal care and medical support throughout the day.
  • Work closely with class teachers and therapists to deliver sensory-based learning activities, communication strategies (e.g. PECS, Makaton), and physiotherapy routines.
  • Support students with personal care, including toileting, feeding, and mobility needs, while maintaining dignity and promoting independence.

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Experience working with children or young people with PMLD or complex medical needs is highly desirable.
  • Relevant training such as Moving and Handling, PEG feeding, or Team Teach would be advantageous, but training can be provided for the right candidate.
  • Able to provide a school or care-based reference within the last 5 years.

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

  • A dedicated and expert Account Manager
  • Regular and varied supply work
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Potential long-term teaching roles
  • Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
  • A network of branches across the UK
  • Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
  • Recommend-a-friend scheme
  • Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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