Role: Teaching Assistant 1-1
Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £95-£105 per day (Depending on experience and/or qualifications)
Contract: Temporary – Long Term Supply

About the role
Source Supply is seeking to appoint a dedicated, compassionate, and highly motivated SEND Teaching Assistant to join a supportive and inclusive primary school team.
This is a rewarding opportunity to provide individualised 1:1 support to a child with additional needs, helping them to access the curriculum, develop their confidence and independence, and reach their full potential within a mainstream educational setting.

The successful candidate will have experience supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and will possess strong behaviour management skills. You will be calm, patient, nurturing, and resilient, with the ability to respond positively and effectively to a range of situations.
Building positive, trusting relationships will be at the heart of this role. You will work closely with the class teacher, SENDCo, parents/carers, and external professionals to implement effective strategies that promote the child’s academic, social, emotional, and behavioural development.

We are looking for someone who is adaptable, proactive, and committed to making a genuine difference to a child’s educational experience. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment where every child feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.
If you are enthusiastic about supporting children with additional needs and are looking for a role where you can make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you.

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:
– 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.
– FULLY FUNDED DBS

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