SEND Teaching Assistant – PMLD & Complex Needs
Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £92.63–£100 per day, paid weekly via PAYE
Contract: Full-time, long-term
Start date: Immediate and SEPTEMBER STARTS
Looking for a role that really matters?
We’re working with a specialist school supporting pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex medical and physical needs. They’re looking for a compassionate, resilient SEND Teaching Assistant to join their team full-time.
This is a hands-on role where your support genuinely changes lives. No two days are the same, but every day comes with purpose, progress, and plenty of heart.
What your days will look like
Supporting pupils with complex learning, physical, and medical needs
Assisting with personal care, mobility, and feeding routines
Using specialist equipment and communication tools, with full training provided
Creating a calm, safe, and sensory-rich environment where pupils can thrive
What we’re looking for
A calm, caring, and adaptable approach
Resilience and a willingness to get stuck in and learn new skills
Experience in SEND, care, or relevant lived or personal experience
A big heart and a team-first mindset, kindness really matters here
What you’ll get from Protocol Education
Weekly pay through PAYE, no umbrella companies
Free access to our online CPD Academy
Opportunities to upskill in Moving and Handling and Personal Care, where required
A dedicated SEND consultant who understands the realities of specialist settings
Long-term opportunities in schools that value and support support staff
Whether you’ve worked in SEND before or you’re ready to turn lived experience into a meaningful career, this could be your next step.
Apply today or get in touch with me on View email address on protocol-education.com to chat through the role in more detail.
Support that changes lives really does start with you
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.
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