At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students in a secondary school, applying your scientific knowledge and communication skills.
- Company: Protocol Education, dedicated to student wellbeing and personal development.
- Benefits: Competitive daily pay, free training, and long-term opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with excellent career growth and support.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Degree in a science subject and a passion for supporting young people.
The predicted salary is between 27000 - 33000 £ per year.
- Are you a
- Science Graduate looking to gain meaningful experience before a career in
Teaching, Educational Psychology, Healthcare, Research, Medicine, Clinical Science or Speech & Language Therapy ?
- Protocol Education is recruiting an enthusiastic
- Science Graduate to support students in a successful secondary school in
Cramlington, Northumberland .
This is an excellent opportunity to apply your scientific knowledge, analytical thinking and communication skills while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.
The school is committed to developing confident, resilient and ambitious learners, creating a positive environment where students are encouraged to achieve academically while developing the skills needed for future success.
- Cramlington, Northumberland
- Full-Time | Immediate & January Starts Available | Long-Term Opportunity
The Role
As a Science Graduate, you may work as a
- Teaching Assistant
- Learning Support Assistant
- Academic Mentor
- SEND Teaching Assistant
- Behaviour Support Assistant
- Intervention Tutor
- Inclusion Support Assistant
You'll gain invaluable experience by
- Supporting students on a one-to-one and small-group basis
- Delivering targeted academic interventions
- Encouraging engagement with STEM subjects
- Supporting pupils with SEND, Autism (ASC), ADHD and SEMH needs
- Building positive relationships that promote confidence and engagement
- Helping students overcome barriers to learning
- Working alongside teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals
- Supporting students' academic progress and personal development
- Promoting inclusion throughout the school community
Every day provides an opportunity to positively influence young people's lives while developing skills that are highly sought after across education, healthcare and graduate professions.
- Why Science Graduates Choose This Opportunity
- Gain practical experience working with young people
- Develop behaviour management and mentoring skills
- Build experience supporting students with additional needs
- Strengthen applications for teacher training and postgraduate study
- Develop transferable skills in communication, safeguarding and leadership
- Access excellent CPD and specialist SEND training
- Work within a supportive secondary school environment
- Long-term opportunities with routes into permanent employment
Why This School?
This thriving secondary school combines strong academic expectations with a genuine commitment to student wellbeing and personal development.
Staff work collaboratively to create an environment where students feel supported, challenged and inspired to succeed.
The school offers excellent facilities, a broad curriculum and a wide range of enrichment opportunities, helping students develop into confident and successful young adults ready for life beyond education.
- We're Looking For
- A degree in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Natural Sciences or a related subject
- A genuine passion for supporting young people
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- A calm, proactive and adaptable approach
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Resilience, empathy and professionalism
- Previous experience working with young people is desirable but not essential
Whether you've worked as a tutor, mentor, volunteer, coach, laboratory assistant or in customer-facing roles, we'd love to hear from you.
- Pay & Benefits
- Weekly pay
- No umbrella companies
- FREE access to our CPD Academy
- FREE Thrive training
- Long-term and permanent opportunities
- Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.
This advert is for a temporary position.
In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the Df E statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers.
All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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