PMLD Support Assistant - Bradford

PMLD Support Worker – SEN School

Bradford
£90–£110 per day
Full-Time | Long-Term | Temp-to-Perm Opportunities

A warm, inclusive Special Educational Needs school is seeking a compassionate and committed PMLD Support Worker to join their specialist team supporting pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).

This is not a teaching role — it is a hands-on, holistic support position working closely with learners who have significant physical, sensory, and cognitive needs.

About the Role

You will be supporting pupils aged 2–19 with complex needs, including:

• Profound cognitive learning needs

• Complex medical needs

• Sensory impairments

• Physical disabilities requiring mobility support

Daily duties include:

✨ Providing personal care, toileting, feeding, and hygiene support
✨ Assisting with hoisting, positioning, and mobility (Moving & Handling)
✨ Supporting engagement in sensory learning and therapeutic activities
✨ Working collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and healthcare assistants
✨ Communicating through symbols, switches, sensory cues, or eye-gaze systems
✨ Creating a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment

Ideal Candidate

You do not need teaching experience — but you should be:

• Empathetic, patient and confident supporting complex needs

• Experienced in care, SEN, residential, or health support settings

• Trained in Moving & Handling (or willing to train)

• Comfortable with personal care every day

• A team player who can follow therapeutic plans

• DBS on the Update Service or willing to apply

• UK driving licence is desirable but not essential

Why Apply?

⭐ Supportive SEN school with excellent training
⭐ Work in a small, specialist class team
⭐ Chance to progress into therapy support, HLTA, or senior roles
⭐ Long-term stability with the option to go permanent

Apply now to join a nurturing environment where you will truly make a difference to pupils with the highest level of need.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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