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PMLD Teaching Assistant - Full-time - Special Needs Position

The Llewellyn School , Birchington

  • Ref:KCC886-6143-79S
  • Posted:16/03/2026
  • Pay:£19,250 - £21,500
  • Start Date:dependent on applicants notice
  • App Close Date:29/03/2026 at 09:00
  • Interviews:31/03/2026

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Teaching Assistant (PMLD)

About Us

We are an independent SEND school providing a nurturing, person-centred environment for children and young people with a range of complex needs. Our PMLD provision supports pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities, ensuring they receive meaningful, engaging, and highly personalised learning experiences.

We are looking for a compassionate, patient and resilient PMLD Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team. This is a rewarding role where you will make a genuine difference every day.

 

 

The Role

As a PMLD Teaching Assistant, you will:

  • Support pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities in accessing a highly differentiated curriculum.
  • Provide personal care, including feeding, changing and supporting medical or physical needs (full training provided).
  • Assist with physiotherapy, sensory activities, hydrotherapy and communication programmes (e.g., Intensive Interaction, sensory stories, objects of reference).
  • Work closely with the class teacher, therapists, and wider staff to deliver individualised learning plans.
  • Promote independence, wellbeing and communication using a range of assistive technologies and sensory approaches.
  • Build positive and trusting relationships with pupils, helping them to feel safe, valued and understood.
  • Contribute to a safe, calm and inclusive classroom environment

 

About You

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has experience working with children or young people with SEND (PMLD experience is desirable but not essential).
  • Is calm, patient and able to remain positive in challenging or unpredictable situations.
  • Is comfortable assisting with personal care and physical support needs.
  • Has excellent communication skills and enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Is compassionate, nurturing and committed to supporting pupils to thrive.
  • Is willing to undertake relevant training (e.g., manual handling, medical needs, communication approaches)

 

We Offer

  • A welcoming, supportive and highly skilled team.
  • Comprehensive training, including medical and communication systems.
  • A strong focus on staff wellbeing and professional development.
  • Opportunities to progress within the school or wider organisation.
  • A role where you will genuinely change lives.

 

Information about the school

Our Mission: Our mission is to provide a high quality, holistic, therapeutic, effective and meaningful educational experience for all of our pupils. The Llewellyn School aspires to promote a passion for learning, whilst celebrating the successes and achievements of our pupils. Our pupils have a range of SEND such are hearing and visual impairment, communication difficulties, physical disabilities and additional needs such as ASD and ADHD. Our curriculum is child-centred and designed to accommodate individual learning styles within a total communication environment, whilst providing the opportunities for each of our pupils to maximise learning to their full potential.

Our Vision: ‘To provide a safe and inspirational learning environment with high quality specialist support, where young people with disabilities have access to meaningful learning programmes, to achieve their long-term outcomes and to enhance their life and work skills. ‘Our mission is to provide a high quality, inclusive, holistic, and meaningful education.’ We believe every pupil is unique with individual needs and that they all have the capability to learn and progress. Our curriculum is pupil centred, supporting personal pathways that are meaningful, practical and supports long term life outcomes.

Our Aim: We aim to support all our pupils to enjoy learning, to achieve their personal goals and to continue being valued members of a wider community.

Our Performance: We were delighted to receive a rating of ‘Good’ with areas of Outstanding from Ofsted.

Ofsted Report: Pupils are proud of their school. Those who met with inspectors were polite, yet mildly mischievous at times, and confident to share their good humour. They told inspectors that there is much they like about the school. One parent said that their child did not really see the point of schools, but that he now comes to this one willingly. A group of older boys talked positively about the chances the school gives them to experience horse riding and other sporting activities. Pupils shared that they feel safe and free from any form of bullying. They also reflected that, sometimes, some people do not apologise quickly enough when they need to. This is a small school. Leaders and staff know pupils and their families very well. Pupils like this aspect of their school. They respect staff because they feel well cared for. Inspectors found that leaders and staff have appropriately high expectations of what pupils can do and can achieve. As a result, pupils thrive here. They work hard, have fun, and are making good progress in all aspects of their personal, social and academic development.'

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Suzy Hollett
  • Address:The Llewellyn School , Park Lane, Quex Park, Birchington, Kent, CT7 0BB
  • Telephone: 01843 845033
  • Email: suzyhollett@thellewellyn.school

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.