Complex Needs Teaching Assistant - Leeds

Complex Needs Teaching Asssistant - 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. 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.
• 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.

If you''re passionate about supporting students with PMLD and complex needs in Leeds, please apply with your up-to-date CV. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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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