Complex Needs Teaching Assistant – Leeds

Position: Teaching Assistant (Complex Needs / PMLD)

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Contract Type: Full-Time (Term-time)

Working Hours: 08:30 – 15:30

Rate of Pay: £95.00 – £110.00 per day

About the Role:

Are you passionate, compassionate, and patient, with a desire to make a difference in the lives of students with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex needs? We are working with a fantastic, inclusive specialist provision in Leeds that supports pupils with a range of complex physical, sensory, medical, communication, and learning needs. Many students require high levels of support throughout the day, including assistance with mobility, communication, sensory engagement, and personal care.

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to help pupils access education in a safe, calm, and nurturing environment, promoting their dignity, wellbeing, and inclusion. You will work closely with a dedicated team to support the students’ development, learning, and personal care.

As a Teaching Assistant, you will:

• Provide 1:1 and small-group support tailored to individual needs.
• Assist with personal care, feeding, hygiene, and mobility, including moving and handling (training provided).
• Support sensory-based learning and communication, using tools such as Makaton, PECS, or other communication systems.
• Work with teachers, therapists, and care staff to implement Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs).
• Create a calm, supportive, and structured environment that encourages engagement, comfort, and emotional wellbeing.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience supporting children or young people with PMLD, complex needs, SEND, or within care or health settings (desirable).
• Patient, compassionate, and resilient approach, with an understanding of individualized support.
• Willingness to support personal care, medical routines, and physical needs.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the dignity and wellbeing of vulnerable learners.

To be eligible for this role, you must:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK.
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS registered with the update service or be willing to apply for one.
• Provide two professional, child-related references covering the last two years.

Why work with us?

• Competitive daily rate based on experience.
• Join a supportive, friendly team with excellent opportunities for professional development.
• Make a real difference in the lives of students with complex needs in a rewarding and fulfilling role.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and pass all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy.

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