SEN Teaching Assistant

PK Education is currently seeking an enthusiastic and committed SEN Teaching Assistant to work within one of our  Special Education Needs (SEN) schools in Birmingham Sutton Coldfield that provide support to pupils aged 5-11 with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). This position is to start in September 2024.  Someone with PMLD may have severe difficulties seeing, hearing, speaking and moving. They may have complex health and social care needs due to these or other conditions. People with PMLD need a carer or carers to help them with most areas of everyday life, such as eating, washing and going to the toilet The post is offered with a ranging daily rate dependent on experience from £88-97 per day working 8.30am – 3.30pm. The role offers an exciting opportunity to join a lovely SEN school with excellent facilities and a supportive leadership team. The successful candidate will have experience working with children in a SEN, school or nursery setting. You may also have experience working with children or adults with complex needs in a care setting. The school is a warm, friendly and inclusive SEN school which is at the heart of a diverse community. You will have: ·  Teaching assistant level 1,2 or 3, Health and social care qualification or equivalent · Experience working with children with complex or SEN needs within the last two years e.g Care Home, Residential Care Home, SEMH School or Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) · Are passionate about the development and learning of students with Social and Emotional Mental Health and want to make a difference · Work well with teachers as part of a professional team, supporting students with SEMH · Be willing to build relationships with learners and understand what is behind the behaviour · Able to work as part of a team and support the ethos of a school · Experience of moving & handling (ideal not essential) · Happy with personal care PK Education is committed to embracing equal opportunities and diversity for all employees, workers and applicants and shall adhere to such a policy at all times. If you are interested in working as a SEN teaching assistant or you are looking for other short term or long term support jobs in Birmingham and would like to hear more, then please apply directly with your CV or contact  or alternatively call the office on (phone number removed).  PK Education is a specialist education agency, recruiting for long term / short term and day to day Birmingham teaching jobs in the West Midlands. We are proudly recognised as one of the leading teaching agencies and we specialise in Secondary School Teaching jobs / Newly Qualified Teacher jobs and Cover Supervisor jobs to name just a few