Psychology Graduate Education Support Assistant - Gateshead
Location: Gateshead
Hours: Monday to Friday | 8:30am Start | Early Friday Finish (3:30pm)
Are you ready to take your first step into a rewarding career supporting young people?
We are looking for Psychology Graduates to join a specialist setting in Gateshead where you'll work closely with students who require additional support to engage with education.
Approximately 90% of this role is classroom-based academic support, helping students complete work, stay focused, and achieve their potential. The remaining 10% involves pastoral support and wellbeing check-ins.
Your Responsibilities
- Supporting learning across the curriculum
- Encouraging positive classroom engagement
- Working with students who may face barriers to education
- Providing 1:1 and small-group support
- Helping to improve student outcomes
- Developing positive relationships with pupils and staff
Essential Requirements
- Psychology Degree
- GCSE English and Maths Grade C/4 or above
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Professional attitude
- Genuine interest in education and child development
Benefits
- Full-time role with school hours
- Valuable experience for future Psychology careers
- Ongoing training and development
- Supportive school environment
- Potential permanent opportunities available for successful candidates
Drivers are advantageous, although not essential, due to the location of some settings within the Gateshead area.
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 DfE 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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Psychology Graduate Education Support Assistant - Gateshead employer: Protocol Education
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