Psychology Graduate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

No umbrella companies

CPD Academy access

Thrive training through Protocol

Long-term opportunities

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Protocol Education Limited is seeking a Psychology Graduate to support students in a successful secondary school in Cramlington, Northumberland. This role offers hands-on experience in behaviour, development and mental health within a school setting.

The role is full-time with immediate and January starts, paying £92.63 - £115.00 per day (PAYE) and provides long-term opportunities and CPD resources.

Qualifications

• A degree in Psychology.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patient, empathetic and resilient.
• Previous experience with young people is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support students one-to-one and in small groups.
• Assist teachers with classroom learning and interventions.
• Support emotional regulation and wellbeing.
• Build positive relationships to improve engagement and outcomes.
• Work with SEND and safeguarding teams.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Resilience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Job description

Are you a Psychology Graduate looking to gain practical experience before pursuing a career in Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, Mental Health, Social Work or Teaching?

Protocol Education is recruiting a motivated Psychology Graduate to support students in a successful secondary school in Cramlington, Northumberland. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your understanding of behaviour, child development and mental health while gaining invaluable experience supporting young people in education.

The school is committed to developing resilient learners, fostering ambition and ensuring every student receives the support needed to achieve success both academically and personally.

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

The Role

As a Psychology Graduate, you may work as a:

• SEND Teaching Assistant
• Behaviour Support Assistant
• SEMH Support Assistant
• Inclusion Support Assistant
• Learning Mentor
• Pastoral Support Assistant
• Student Wellbeing Mentor

You'll gain invaluable experience by:

• Supporting students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Working with pupils with Autism (ASC), ADHD, SEMH needs and additional learning needs.
• Supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing.
• Helping students build confidence, resilience and independence.
• Assisting teachers with classroom learning and interventions.
• Working alongside pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams.
• Building positive relationships that improve engagement and outcomes.
• Supporting students to overcome barriers to learning and achieve success.

Every day presents the opportunity to make a genuine difference while developing skills that are highly valued within psychology, education and mental health professions.

Why Psychology Graduates Choose This Opportunity

• Gain hands-on experience before postgraduate study.
• Develop behaviour management and safeguarding skills.
• Build experience supporting SEND and SEMH students.
• Strengthen future applications for Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology.
• Work alongside experienced education professionals.
• Access excellent CPD and specialist training opportunities.
• Develop transferable skills valued across education, health and social care.

Why This School?

This school is committed to helping students become confident, resilient and successful learners. Staff work together to create a culture of high expectations and achievement, ensuring every student is encouraged to embrace challenge and fulfil their potential.

Alongside strong academic outcomes, the school places significant value on student wellbeing, personal development and preparing young people for future success.

We're Looking For

• A degree in Psychology.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patient, empathetic and resilient individuals.
• Positive role models who can build excellent relationships.
• A proactive and professional attitude.
• Previous experience working with young people is desirable but not essential.

Whether you've volunteered, worked in care, mentored, tutored, coached sports or supported young people in another setting, we'd love to hear from you.

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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