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  • Full Time
  • Temp to Perm
  • Tonbridge

🌟 Teaching Assistant – Support Learners with Autism & PMLD

📍 Location: Tonbridge, Kent
💰 Pay: £13.70 – £15.20 per hour (depending on experience)
🕒 Hours: Full-time, Term Time Only
📆 Start Date: ASAP


Are you a caring, patient, and proactive individual who thrives in a supportive learning environment?
Heart Teaching is seeking a compassionate and reliable Teaching Assistant to join a specialist school in Tonbridge, supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).

This is a term-time only, full-time role—perfect for someone passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of young people with complex needs.


🧠 Your Role Will Involve:

  • Supporting pupils 1:1 and in small groups with communication, sensory, and physical needs

  • Working closely with teachers and therapists to deliver personalised learning plans

  • Using a range of communication tools, such as PECs, Makaton, and sensory strategies

  • Assisting with personal care tasks where required

  • Encouraging independence and promoting positive behaviour

  • Helping create a nurturing, structured, and inclusive classroom environment


✅ What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience supporting children or young people with ASD and/or PMLD (desirable but not essential)

  • A calm, resilient, and patient approach to challenging behaviours

  • Good communication and teamwork skills

  • A commitment to supporting all learners to reach their potential

  • A willingness to assist with personal care (training provided if needed)

  • Ability to work Monday to Friday, term-time only (8:30am–3:30pm)


💡 What You’ll Receive:

  • Competitive hourly pay: £13.70–£15.20, based on experience

  • Ongoing CPD and training opportunities

  • A friendly, supportive school team and dedicated consultant from Heart Teaching

  • Rewarding work that changes lives every day

  • Opportunity to secure a permanent contract


🛡️ Safeguarding & Compliance:

Heart Teaching is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants must undergo an enhanced DBS check and full referencing prior to appointment.


📩 Ready to Apply?

Send your CV to careers@heartteaching.com or call 01732 494 808 01732 494 808 to speak with our friendly team.
You can also apply online at heartteaching.com

Join us in creating a brighter future for every child—one classroom at a time. 🌈

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