Role: Teaching Assistant
Location: Rotherham
Salary: £95-£105 per day (Depending on experience and/or qualifications)
Contract: Long Term Supply – Temporary

Are you a passionate and dedicated Teaching Assistant looking for flexible work in primary schools across Rotherham?

We are currently seeking enthusiastic Supply Teaching Assistants to support pupils and staff in a welcoming primary school setting. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Teaching Assistant, or someone looking to develop their experience within primary education.

The Role

As a Supply Teaching Assistant, you will work alongside teachers to provide support to pupils across the primary age range. Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting pupils with their learning and development.
• Working with individuals and small groups to reinforce learning.
• Assisting the class teacher with classroom activities and preparation.
• Providing additional support to pupils who may have additional needs.
• Promoting positive behaviour and creating an inclusive learning environment.
• Helping to maintain a safe, engaging and positive classroom atmosphere.
• Supporting the wider school team as required.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• Enthusiastic, caring and committed to supporting children.
• Able to build positive relationships with pupils and staff.
• Confident working with children across the primary age range.
• Patient, adaptable and able to respond to different learning needs.
• Reliable, professional and able to use their initiative.
• Experienced as a Teaching Assistant or keen to gain further experience within a primary school environment.

A relevant Teaching Assistant qualification or previous experience working with children would be advantageous, but we would also welcome applications from candidates with relevant transferable experience.

The Role

• Supporting the class teacher in delivering engaging EYFS lessons and activities.
• Working with individual pupils and small groups to promote learning and development.
• Encouraging children’s social, emotional and educational progress.
• Assisting with classroom preparation and maintaining a safe, stimulating learning environment.
• Building positive relationships with pupils, staff and parents.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the learning and development of children within the Nursery setting
• Deliver engaging activities in line with the EYFS framework
• Promote children’s social, emotional, language, and physical development
• Support children through play-based learning opportunities
• Build positive relationships with children, parents, and staff
• Assist with observations, assessments, and learning records
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils at all times

Role Overview:
We are looking for a motivated individual who is passionate about supporting children’s learning and development. The successful candidate will work closely with teachers to help create a positive, engaging, and inclusive classroom environment.

Requirements
Salary is dependent on experience, qualifications and training. All successful applicants will:

• Experience in working with children in a school or specialist setting
• A nurturing, patient and consistent approach
• Have referenceable experience working in a school setting.
• Be passionate about education, with a desire to help young people thrive.
• Be an excellent communicator with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Ideally hold a full, clean driving licence and have access to vehicle.

About Source Supply
Source Supply are local education recruitment specialists, with over 50 years’ experience working with schools and other education settings. We work closely with primary, secondary and SEND settings to recruit exceptional teachers, teaching assistants and other support staff for a range of day-to-day, short and long-term vacancies.

Source Supply welcome all applicants and do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

What we offer
Source Supply are proud to offer our valued staff:

• DBS FULLY FUNDED
• Competitive rates of pay, paid PAYE on a weekly basis.
• Pension contributions, subject to a qualifying period.
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations).
• Free online and face-to-face training, plus regular social events
• Local, dedicated support from our experienced recruitment team.
• Generous referral scheme – earn £100 for each successful recommendation.
• A £100 welcome bonus for all staff. T&C apply.

How to apply

To join us as a teaching assistant, apply via this website or email an up-to-date CV to gina.white@sourcesupply.co.uk. For an informal chat about the role, or more information about Source Supply, call 0114 383 0022.