Learning Support Assistant

7 days ago

London, United Kingdom Philosophy Education Ltd Full time

Learning Support Assistant (PMLD)
- Barnet SEN school
- Full time
- 8:30am - 4:30pm / 3:30pm finish on Fridays.
- Ongoing contract

We are currently working with an excellent SEND school in Barnet, close to Golders Green Station, who are looking for an experienced PMLD Teaching Assistant to join their school as soon as possible. The position will be based within a small class supportingKS3 and KS4 children with severe learning disabilities.

**What is PMLD?**
PMLD stands for Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties People with PMLD are amongst the most disabled individuals in the community. Their intelligence quota is of the lower ability and therefore have severely limited understanding. In addition, they have multipledisabilities, which include impairments of vision, hearing and movement as well as other problems such as other problems like epilepsy or autism. Most people in this group are unable to walk unaided and many have complex health needs and require extensivesupport.

**Teaching Assistant support**
As a Teaching Assistant, it is imperative that you understand that students with PMLD have the same rights as every other citizen. You will over the course of the academic year help them to engage with their world and achieve their potential. We are lookingfor a Teaching Assistant to support students with communication, basic health needs, personal care support (Feeding and Changing), posture and mobility.

**Basic Health Needs**:

- Supporting them with needs such as Epilepsy, Gastrointestinal reflux.
- Recognising when a student is in pain and managing this effectively
Communication:

- Gain information from parents and school
- Use key information located in health action plan
- Use objects or photographs can help them to understand what’s happening.
- Allow more time to process what is being said and reduce distractions.
- Understanding facial expressions and body language through non-verbal communication
- Help PMLD students to tell their story using interactive approaches.
- Using different sensory experiences to together to promote shared communication

**Eating and Drinking**:

- Give choices wherever possible
- Using the right utensils
- Checking the textures
- Adjusting your rhythm and pacing to suit the student.

You will need to be available to start immediately, as well as being able to commit to working full school hours, 5 days per week. You must have a good command of numeracy and literacy, as this is especially important when supporting pupils with limitedcommunication skills.

**The school are looking for a learning support assistant with the following experience**:

- PMLD: 1 year
- Teaching Assistant: 1 year
- SEND: 1 year
- PECS (any experience desirable)
- Makaton (any experience desirable)

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