Teaching Assistant – Reception

Source Supply are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Teaching Assistant to join a reception team in a large, vibrant, and multicultural primary school in South Sheffield.
The school is proud of its strong community ethos, where every child and adult is valued, respected, and supported to thrive. Staff work collaboratively to create a warm, inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and fosters a love of learning from the very beginning of each child’s educational journey.

The role will involve:
• Supporting the class teacher in delivering engaging and creative learning experiences in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
• Working with individuals and small groups of children to support their learning and development.
• Helping create a safe, stimulating, and nurturing classroom environment.
• Encouraging children’s social, emotional, and communication skills

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 [email removed]. For an informal chat about the role, or more information about Source Supply, call [phone removed].