SEND Teaching Assistant – Post 16 – Sheffield

Role: SEND Teaching Assistant

Locations: Sheffield: S11, S8 and Sheffield S20 – roles available in these locations

Salary: £475 -£500 per week (Depending on experience and/or qualifications)

Start Date: 5th October 2026 – July 2027. Long term supply Temporary

This is a full-time position: Monday to Friday. 8.30am – 3.30pm

About the role

Source Supply are currently recruiting several full-time SEND Teaching Assistants to work in a specialist Post 16 education setting, starting as soon as possible until the end of the academic year.

Based in one of three sites in Sheffield, the successful SEND Teaching Assistants will support young people aged 16–19 with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex additional needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Teaching Assistant, Support Worker, Care Assistant, Personal Assistant or SEND professional looking to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will provide dedicated one-to-one and small-group support to young people with a range of additional needs, including:

• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• Speech and language difficulties
• Profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD)
• Complex learning needs
• Behaviours that challenge
• Emotional regulation and communication needs

You will support young people to develop independence, communication, confidence and life skills, both within the education setting and the wider community. You will take a person-centred approach, helping students to access learning and activities while promoting their wellbeing and individual development.

The role will also involve personal care, toileting and changing, so candidates must be comfortable supporting young people with personal care needs in a professional and respectful manner.

You will work as part of a dedicated and supportive specialist SEND team in an OFSTED rated ‘good’ provision, with a pupil-centred approach at the heart of everything they do. They are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every young person is supported to reach their potential.

Salary is dependent on experience, qualifications and training.

About You

We are looking for reliable, proactive, adaptable, resilient and enthusiastic SEND Teaching Assistants who have excellent communication skills and a genuine desire to support young people with additional needs.

Applicants can have previous experience working as a:

• SEND Teaching Assistant
• Teaching Assistant
• Learning Support Assistant
• Support Worker
• Care Assistant
• Personal Assistant
• Residential Support Worker
• Respite Worker
• Healthcare Assistant
• Autism Support Worker
• Adult or children’s social care professional

School experience is not essential if you have relevant experience supporting individuals with additional needs.

Experience supporting people with autism, PMLD, complex needs, communication difficulties, personal care requirements or behaviours that challenge would be particularly beneficial.

Most importantly, you will be patient, compassionate and committed to helping young people develop their independence and achieve their individual goals.

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:

– FULLY FUNDED DBS

– 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.

How to apply

To join us as a SEND Teaching Assistant, apply via this website or email an up-to-date CV to francesca.halit@sourcesupply.co.uk. For an informal chat about the role please call Francesca on 0114 383 0022.