PMLD & Complex Needs Teaching Assistant - Full Training Provided

Can''t find your path in care or healthcare? Your next career could start here.

If you''re working as a care assistant, healthcare support worker, nursery nurse, or in any hands-on support role and thinking about your next step, this could be it.

We''re recruiting for a specialist SEND school that''s actively looking to bring people from healthcare, care, nursery and support backgrounds into education - with full training and ongoing support.

The Role

You''ll be supporting college-aged pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) in a small, specialist classroom. This is real, hands-on work:

• Supporting non-verbal pupils and wheelchair users
• Communication, sensory and therapeutic activities
• Personal care (feeding, moving and handling, toileting) - you''ll be trained
• Working alongside experienced teachers and therapists
• Helping pupils with physical, emotional and social development
• Creating a calm, safe, positive classroom

Your Background Could Be Any of These

• Care Assistant or Support Worker
• Healthcare Assistant or Healthcare Support Worker
• Nursery Nurse or Nursery Practitioner
• Rehabilitation Worker or Residential Support Worker
• Personal Care Assistant
• SEN Support Worker
• Any role where you''ve supported people with complex or physical needs

What Makes This Different

• No school experience needed - full training provided
• Your care/healthcare skills transfer directly - you already understand personal care, moving and handling, communicating with people who need support
• Term-time only - school hours, school holidays off
• 12-week temp-to-perm - a real pathway to permanent work
• High staff-to-pupil ratio - you''re supported by experienced staff
• Proper specialist training - PMLD, complex SEND, moving and handling, feeding, communication support
• Structured career progression - this can lead somewhere; many people use this as a steppingstone into teaching, SEND specialism, or other education roles

The Details

• Pay: -14.86 p/h
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:45am-4:00pm (5:00pm Tuesdays)
• Contract: Full-time, term time only plus inset days
• Start: ASAP - trial days imminent (following compliance)
• Location: Burgess Hill (easy commute from across West Sussex and Surrey)

What''s Next?

If you''re in care, healthcare, nursery or support work and wondering if education could be your next move, this is a low-risk way to find out. You''ll get proper training, work with great colleagues, and build specialist skills that open doors.

Apply today to be considered for this and to find out about the variety of schools we are working with!

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