SEND Teaching Assistant (PMLD) in Bexley

SEND Teaching Assistant - PMLD - Specialist School in Wandsworth

£93 - £105 per day. Salary depends on qualifications and experience.

Start date: November 2026 | full-time, long-term, temporary

Hours: Term time, 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday.

Support learning that starts with the individual pupil. Working with children and young people aged 4–19 in a specialist SEND setting, you will help learners with PMLD communicate, explore and participate, while providing sensitive support with their daily care. Transparency Education is recruiting for this position in Wandsworth.

The role includes support for complex physical, sensory and medical needs. Relevant training and guidance will be provided for specialist tasks, which must follow individual care plans.

Key responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support for personalised learning
  
• Use agreed communication approaches and sensory resources
  
• Support personal care, mobility and feeding in line with care plans and training
  
• Work with teachers, therapists and healthcare colleagues, monitoring wellbeing
  

Role requirements

• Experience supporting pupils with PMLD or closely related complex needs
  
• Willingness and ability to provide dignified personal care and safe practical support
  
• A patient, observant approach and commitment to safeguarding
  
• Special-school experience, moving and handling or communication training is desirable
  
• A commitment to safeguarding and an enhanced DBS check appropriate to the role, or willingness to complete one.
  

What the role offers

• See the impact of consistent support on communication and participation
  
• Relevant guidance and training for specialist learning and care tasks
  
• Access to CPD through Transparency Education
  
• Ongoing support from a dedicated recruitment consultant
  

Apply below or email your CV to (url removed)

Why work via Transparency Education?

Transparency Education are a widely recognised, education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff. We:

• Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.
  
• Offer an excellent ‘refer a friend’ scheme that pays you £150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.
  
• Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee.
  
• Give you access to a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders
  

Application Process: Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact us directly. All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education. Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.

Transparency Education operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. Transparency Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance.