Jump to main content
Search
shortlist register contact us menu

Learning Support Assistant - PMLD

Date posted : 20/12/18
£65 - £85 per day

Job description

This vacancy has now expired. Please see similar roles below...

Leeds Bradford are looking for experienced, dedicated and pro-active Learning Support Assistant's - PMLD to join our pool of candidates for day to day and Long term work.

We have positions available to start in Jan based in Special Needs Schools working small classes supporting children with PMLD and other complex cognitive difficulties. Pupils have complex learning and medical needs,some maybe wheelchair bound and are unable to communicate with the outside world - this means that a background in social care or nursing and some school based TA experience will be a huge advantage.

You will be expected to support them with Hoisting, Manual Handling Needs and Personal Care (feeding, changing and toileting). Most of the children you will be working with have very limited communication skills, and some are completely non-verbal If you are trained in PECS and Makaton would be ideal. You will be working either 1:1 with a particular student or supporting a class alongside a team of fellow LSAs and the class teacher. The personal care duties will include:

* PEG feeding

* Changing the students

* Feeding orally

* Helping students to brush their teeth

To be eligible to apply for this position, you will need to be available to start immediately, as well as being able to commit to working 8:30 - 4pm, 5 days per week in the Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield area.

For more information please contact us on 0113 2240234

List #1

Related posts

TP 30 Years - Danielle

Teaser

People & Culture

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD05YY

Summary

As Teaching Personnel marks 30 years, Danielle shares her experience of building a career with the company over the past 11 years. She's completed an apprenticeship, managed a branch and w

Teaser

Read more
TP 30 Years - Patrick

Teaser

People & Culture

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

Patrick highlights a decade of his work as Teaching Personnel celebrates a milestone of 10 years.He's built relationships with schools and his own management style to successfully run a branch

Teaser

Read more
TP 30 Years - Hannah

Teaser

People & Culture

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

As Teaching Personnel celebrates 30 years, we hear from Senior Branch Manager, Hannah James, who reflects on her time with us these past 11 years.  The impact we have on our schools and educat

Teaser

Read more
TP 30 Years - Vicky

Teaser

People & Culture

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

As Teaching Personnel marks 30 years, Vicky shares her experience of building a career with the company over the past 11 years.She joined as a trainee recruitment consultant and has become an

Teaser

Read more
TP 30 Years - Rebecca

Teaser

People & Culture

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

As we celebrate 30 years of making difference, get to know Rebecca who has worked at Teaching Personnel for nearly a decade. Being able to support schools and help place the right educators

Teaser

Read more
TP 30 Years - Jenny

Teaser

People & Culture

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

As Teaching Personnel celebrates its 30-year anniversary, Jenny reflects on a decade of working at Teaching Personnel.From starting as a teaching assistant to overseeing multiple branches, her

Teaser

Read more
Future Teachers Programme - Gemma's Story

Teaser

Educators

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

Gemma joined the Future Teachers Programme shortly after graduating. Now in a permanent teaching position, she reflects on how the programme shaped her classroom experience and supp

Teaser

Read more
Future Teachers Programme - Ben Whittle

Teaser

People & Culture

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

Discover Ben Whittle’s role and find out about his impact within the Future Teachers Programme Read more How long have you been with Teaching Personnel and where are

Teaser

Read more
Future Teachers Programme - Anna's Story

Teaser

Educators

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

What motivated you to join the Future Teachers Programme? I was first motivated to join the programme when I was looking for different pathways into teaching that wasn’t the PGCE route. I was look

Teaser

Read more
National Teaching Assistants’ Day: Celebrating the Difference TAs Make

Teaser

Awareness Days

Content Type

TP-Posts

Publish date

DD04YY

Summary

National Teaching Assistants’ Day is a chance to recognise the incredible impact teaching assistants have in classrooms every day. From supporting individual pupils to hel

Teaser

Read more
company logo
Search