Psychology & Criminology Graduate | Behaviour Teaching Assistant | Gateshead

Protocol Education; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily pay

Weekly PAYE payments

FREE CPD and online training

Dedicated education consultant

Ongoing support

Long-term and permanent opportunities

£50 Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a Psychology & Criminology graduate to join a Gateshead school as a Behaviour Teaching Assistant. You will support pupils with barriers to learning, working alongside teachers during school hours in term-time.

This role offers valuable practical experience applying your degree to help young people, with competitive daily pay (£98-£120) and access to free CPD training. Prior school experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Recent psychology or criminology graduate with an interest in behaviour and youth.
• No prior school experience required; you will gain practical experience.
• DBS checks and safeguarding training are required.

Responsibilities

• Engage positively with education.
• Help pupils manage emotions.
• Support development of confidence.
• Foster positive relationships with pupils.
• Enhance communication skills.
• Assist pupils to re-engage with learning.

Education

Criminology

Forensic Psychology

Social Sciences

Job description

Psychology & Criminology Graduate | Behaviour Teaching Assistant | Gateshead

Location: Gateshead
Job Type: Full Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: As soon as available
Hours: Monday-Friday, school hours
Pay: £98-£120 per day, depending on experience

Interested in Behaviour? Start Your Career Here.

Are you a Psychology or Criminology graduate interested in behaviour, young people, mental health or youth services?

Protocol Education are recruiting a Graduate Teaching Assistant to support pupils within a Gateshead school.

This role would allow you to develop practical experience while using knowledge from your degree to understand and support young people.

The Role

You will support pupils who may experience barriers to learning, helping them:

• Engage positively with education
• Manage emotions
• Develop confidence
• Build positive relationships
• Improve communication
• Understand boundaries and expectations
• Re-engage with learning

You will work alongside teachers and pastoral staff, providing 1:1 and small-group support where required.

Your Degree Could Be Relevant If You Have Studied

• Criminology
• Forensic Psychology
• Social Sciences

We Want Someone Who Is

• Calm and patient
• Naturally curious and observant
• Resilient
• Approachable
• Keen to gain practical experience

School experience is not essential.

This experience could be particularly useful if you're considering Educational Psychology, Youth Justice, Teaching, Mental Health, Social Work, Behaviour Support or SEND.

Protocol Education

• Competitive daily pay
• Weekly PAYE payments
• FREE CPD and online training
• Dedicated education consultant
• Ongoing support
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• £50 Refer a Friend bonus

If you're a Psychology or Criminology graduate looking for your next step, we'd love to hear from you.

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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