Job title: SEND Teaching Assistant (PMLD) – Specialist School – Bromley
Location: Bromley, London
Salary: £93 - £105 per day, depending on qualifications and experience.
Start date: 9 November 2026
Contract: Full time, temporary, long term.
Hours: Term time; daily hours and assignment arrangements confirmed before placement.
A change in expression, a movement towards a favourite object or a new way to make a choice can be an important step in learning. Transparency Education is recruiting a SEND Teaching Assistant for a specialist school opportunity in Bromley, supporting pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).
You will help pupils take part in individual learning activities and everyday school routines, paying close attention to how each child communicates. This role combines classroom support with personal care and practical assistance, always guided by individual plans and the training required for each task.
Responsibilities
• Support sensory activities and personalised learning at each pupil’s pace.
• Use agreed communication aids and allow time for pupils to respond.
• Assist with personal care, mobility and mealtime routines where required and appropriately trained.
• Observe engagement and share small changes with the class team.
• Follow care plans, safeguarding procedures and equipment guidance consistently.
Requirements
• Experience supporting children, young people or adults with complex needs.
• A respectful approach to personal care and a willingness to learn individual routines.
• Patient observation, dependable teamwork and clear communication.
• PMLD, moving and handling or alternative communication experience is useful.
• An enhanced DBS check, or willingness to complete one as part of the recruitment process.
What the role offers
• A school-based role where learning, communication and care are closely connected.
• The opportunity to recognise and support progress that is meaningful to each pupil.
Why work via Transparency Education?
You will have a dedicated consultant for ongoing support and guidance, with access to CPD through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders.
Our refer-a-friend scheme pays £150 for each candidate you refer after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days. We pay in line with applicable Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).
Apply
Share your CV and relevant SEND or care experience to discuss this Bromley opportunity.
Email or call (phone number removed). Please include your availability for a 9 November 2026 start.
If you have not heard from us within two working days, your application has not progressed for this role. We may contact you about other suitable education opportunities.
Safer recruitment
Transparency Education is committed to equality and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and appropriate safer recruitment checks
