Graduate Teaching Assistant

Protocol Education Limited; Ashington; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

No umbrella companies

CPD Academy

Thrive training

Long-term opportunities

Consultant support

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting an ambitious Graduate Teaching Assistant to support students in a thriving secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This is an excellent opportunity to gain practical classroom experience while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.

The school is committed to creating a culture of aspiration, inclusion and achievement, ensuring every student is supported to succeed academically, socially and personally.

Qualifications

• A degree in any subject.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A positive, resilient and proactive attitude.
• The ability to build professional relationships quickly.
• Confidence working independently and as part of a team.
• Previous experience with young people is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Help pupils overcome barriers to learning.
• Support students with SEND, ASC, ADHD and SEMH needs.
• Promote positive behaviour and engagement in learning.
• Build relationships that improve confidence and resilience.
• Assist teachers in delivering engaging and inclusive lessons.
• Work with SEND professionals and safeguarding staff.
• Develop classroom management and safeguarding skills.

Skills

Graduate

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in any subject

Job description

Are you a recent graduate looking to gain valuable school-based experience before pursuing a career in Teaching, Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Youth Work, Counselling or SEND Support?

Protocol Education is recruiting an ambitious Graduate Teaching Assistant to support students in a thriving secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This is an excellent opportunity to gain practical classroom experience while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.

The school is committed to creating a culture of aspiration, inclusion and achievement, ensuring every student is supported to succeed academically, socially and personally.

Ashington, Northumberland
£92.63 - £115.00 per day (PAYE)
Full-Time | Immediate & September Starts Available | Long-Term Opportunity

The Role

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you may work as a:

• Teaching Assistant
• Learning Support Assistant
• SEND Teaching Assistant
• Behaviour Support Assistant
• Inclusion Support Assistant
• Learning Mentor
• Pastoral Support Assistant

You'll gain invaluable experience by:

• Supporting students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Helping pupils overcome barriers to learning.
• Supporting students with SEND, Autism (ASC), ADHD and SEMH needs.
• Promoting positive behaviour and engagement in learning.
• Building strong relationships that improve confidence and resilience.
• Assisting teachers in delivering engaging and inclusive lessons.
• Working alongside SEND professionals, pastoral teams and safeguarding staff.
• Developing classroom management, behaviour support and safeguarding skills.

Every day presents new opportunities to positively impact a young person's education and future.

Why Graduates Choose This Opportunity

• Gain practical classroom experience before teacher training or postgraduate study.
• Develop behaviour management and communication skills.
• Build experience supporting SEND and SEMH students.
• Strengthen applications for education, psychology and social care careers.
• Access specialist CPD and training opportunities.
• Work alongside experienced education professionals.
• Develop transferable skills valued across a wide range of professions.
• Long-term opportunities with routes into permanent school employment.

Why This Role?

This is an ideal opportunity for graduates who want to gain meaningful experience working with young people while developing the skills and confidence needed for future careers within education and beyond.

You'll become part of a supportive staff team dedicated to helping students realise their potential and achieve ambitious goals.

We're Looking For

• A degree in any subject.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A positive, resilient and proactive attitude.
• The ability to build professional relationships quickly.
• Confidence working independently and as part of a team.
• Previous experience working with young people is desirable but not essential.

We welcome applications from graduates who have gained experience through:

• Tutoring
• Sports coaching
• Youth work
• Care work
• Mentoring
• Volunteering
• Customer service
• University placements

Pay & Benefits

• £92.63 - £115.00 per day (PAYE only)
• Weekly pay
• No umbrella companies
• FREE access to our CPD Academy
• FREE Thrive training through Protocol Education
• 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 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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