Role: Teaching Assistant
Location: Rotherham
Salary: £95-£105 per day (Depending on experience and/or qualifications)
Contract: Long Term Supply
About the role
We are seeking a caring, enthusiastic, and dedicated Year 3 Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and supportive primary school in Rotherham from September 2026.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside an experienced teaching team, supporting pupils as they continue their Key Stage 2 learning journey. We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping children achieve their full potential and who can make a positive contribution to our school community.
The Role
As a Year 3 Teaching Assistant, you will:
- Support teaching and learning within the classroom.
- Work with individuals and small groups to reinforce learning.
- Help create a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment.
- Assist with the preparation of classroom resources and activities.
- Encourage pupils' confidence, independence, and social development.
- Work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and other professionals to support pupil progress.
- Promote high standards of behaviour, safeguarding, and wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
· Support the learning and development of children within the Nursery setting
· Deliver engaging activities in line with the EYFS framework
· Promote children’s social, emotional, language, and physical development
· Support children through play-based learning opportunities
· Build positive relationships with children, parents, and staff
· Assist with observations, assessments, and learning records
· Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all pupils at all times
Role Overview:
We are looking for a motivated individual who is passionate about supporting children’s learning and development. The successful candidate will work closely with teachers to help create a positive, engaging, and inclusive classroom environment.
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:
· 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.
· 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 [email protected]. For an informal chat about the role, or more information about Source Supply, call 0114 383 0022.
Pay: £95.00-£105.00 per day
Work Location: In person
