SEND Teaching Assistant

Location: Sheffield S8

Salary: £475.00 – £500 per week (dependent on experience and/or qualifications)

Contract: Long term Supply, Short term and day to day positions available.  Temporary

About the Role

Source Supply is seeking a caring, committed, and enthusiastic SEND Teaching Assistant to join a welcoming and inclusive school in Sheffield.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Teaching Assistant, SEND Teaching Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, or support worker to make a real difference to children aged 4–11 years with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

As a SEND Teaching Assistant, you will provide tailored learning and pastoral support to pupils with a variety of additional needs, including Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC), autism, Speech and Language difficulties, communication needs, and social and emotional needs. Working closely with teachers and the wider school team, you will help pupils engage with learning, develop their communication and social skills, Support with emotional dysregulation, and build confidence and independence.

You will play an important role in creating a safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment, supporting pupils both inside and outside the classroom. Your responsibilities may include 1:1 support, small-group activities, classroom support, behaviour management, communication support, personal care, and promoting positive social and emotional development.

We are looking for a proactive, adaptable, resilient, and compassionate individual who is passionate about working with children and young people with additional needs. Strong behaviour management, communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills are essential, alongside a genuine commitment to helping pupils overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential.

You will become part of a dedicated, child-centred school team that works collaboratively to provide high-quality support for pupils with SEND and additional learning needs.

Transferable Experience Welcome

We welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds, including care, respite care, residential support, youth work, healthcare, adult social care, and adult special needs settings. If you have experience supporting individuals with additional needs and are looking to transfer your skills into a SEND school or primary education setting, we would love to hear from you.

Requirements

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

• Have experience working with children, young people, or young adults in a school, care, specialist, or support setting
• Have experience supporting individuals with SEND, additional needs, autism, communication difficulties, or social and emotional needs (desirable)
• Demonstrate a nurturing, patient, consistent, and child-centred approach
• Be willing and confident to support pupils with personal care where required
• Have referenceable experience from a school, educational, care, or specialist support environment
• Have strong behaviour management and communication skills
• Be able to build positive and trusting relationships with children and young people
• Be adaptable and able to work effectively as part of a school-based support team
• Be passionate about education, inclusion, and supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
• Have a positive, proactive, and can-do attitude
• Be committed to promoting the safeguarding, wellbeing, independence, and development of every pupil

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.

How to apply

To join us as a 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, or more information about Source Supply, call 0114 383 0022.