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SEND Teaching Assistant in Mainstream Primary School

Job details
Posting date: 12 December 2025
Salary: £13.84 per hour
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 11 January 2026
Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Source Supply Teachers Ltd
Job type: Temporary
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Summary

Role: Teaching Assistant
Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £90-£100 per day (Depending on experience and/or qualifications)
Contract: Long term Supply

About the role
Source Supply is seeking to appoint a Level 3 Teaching Assistant to provide 1:1 support for a child with additional needs in a small, friendly mainstream primary school in the Chesterfield area. This is a part-time role, working five mornings a week in a reception class. The position includes some toileting support.
We are looking for someone with a calm, nurturing, and supportive approach. Experience working with children with additional needs is advantageous, but the school’s priority is finding the right person to best support the child.

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.

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

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