We are seeking a compassionate, resilient, and skilled Teaching Assistant's to join a dedicated team at a small independent special school in Kidderminster, which provides a highly personalised education for up to 14 pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). This role is to start from September with both part-time and full-time, temp-perm positions available.
Most of the pupils are non-verbal and have a cognitive age equivalent to pre-school children. All pupils have complex needs and display behaviours which challenge. Many have experienced significant trauma and adverse childhood experiences, requiring an approach rooted in empathy, consistency, and trauma-informed practice.
About the Role
Supporting pupils aged 4-19 with Severe Learning Difficulties in a nurturing and safe environment.
Delivering individualised support under the guidance of teachers and therapists.
Supporting personal care needs, including toileting, changing, feeding, and supporting pupils' dignity and comfort at all times.
Implementing communication systems including PECS, objects of reference, and sensory communication approaches.
Maintaining a calm, proactive, and reflective approach to behaviours which challenge.
Building trusting relationships to promote pupils' emotional regulation, engagement, and wellbeing.
About You
Experienced in working with children or young people with SLD, PMLD, autism, or complex needs.
Confident and competent in delivering personal care.
Knowledgeable about trauma-informed practice, attachment difficulties, and behaviour as communication.
Emotionally resilient, patient, and dedicated to improving the lives of pupils with severe and profound needs.
Able to work collaboratively within a small, supportive team, showing initiative and professional curiosity.
For more information, please get in touch with Zeena on (phone number removed) / (url removed)
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