Job Description:

SEND Teaching Assistant - PMLD - Specialist School

Location: Lambeth, London, England

Pay: £93–£105 per day, depending on qualifications and experience.

Start date: 23 November 2026; immediate start available

Contract: Full-time, temporary, long-term.

Hours: Monday to Friday during term time, Exact hours agreed before placement.

About the role

Transparency Education is recruiting a SEND Teaching Assistant for a specialist school opportunity in Lambeth, supporting pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). You will help make learning and daily routines accessible through patient, attentive support.

You will learn how pupils communicate interest, preferences and discomfort. Personal care is part of the role, with specialist physical support provided only in line with individual plans and appropriate training.

Key responsibilities

• Support sensory activities, adapted stories and opportunities for pupils to make choices.
  
• Provide dignified personal care and follow agreed guidance for physical support.
  
• Record engagement and work with colleagues to recognise individual progress.
  

Requirements

To be eligible for this role and the stated pay, applicants must have:

• Experience in SEND education, complex-needs support or a relevant care setting.
  
• A respectful approach to personal care and careful observation of individual responses.
  
• Dependable teamwork; relevant communication or moving-and-handling training is useful.
  
• Appropriate qualifications and training for the responsibilities of the post.
  

Higher rates reflect substantial relevant experience and/or training, such as a recognised Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant qualification or equivalent where relevant. Pay follows school expectations and AWR, where applicable.

What the role offers

Contribute to meaningful achievements that reflect each pupil’s own learning and communication needs.

Why Transparency Education?

We support teachers and school support staff through attentive service and professional development, offering:

• A dedicated consultant providing ongoing support and guidance.
  
• A £150 refer-a-friend reward once your referred candidate has worked and been paid for their first 10 days.
  
• Pay in line with Agency Worker Regulations (AWR), including equal pay treatment where applicable.
  
• Access to a wide range of CPD through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders.
  

Apply today

Apply with your CV and details of your complex-needs experience, care skills and specialist training.

Email (url removed) or call (phone number removed). Please include your earliest available start date.

If you are not contacted within two working days, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion. We will retain your CV to help you find other education opportunities.

Safer recruitment

Transparency Education operates stringent safer recruitment procedures. We promote equality, challenge discrimination and are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers must share this commitment. Appointments are subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, references, right-to-work and appropriate safer recruitment checks.