Psychology Graduate

Protocol Education; Horsham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

FREE access to our CPD Academy

FREE Thrive training through Protocol 

Long‑term and permanent opportunities

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting a dedicated Psychology Graduate to support students in a thriving secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your understanding of behaviour, cognition and child development while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.

As a Psychology Graduate you may work as SEMH Support Assistant, Behaviour Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, SEND Teaching Assistant or Inclusion Support Assistant, gaining hands‑on

Qualifications

• A degree in Psychology or related subject.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Empathetic, patient and resilient individuals.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• A proactive and adaptable approach.
• Previous experience with young people is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Work with pupils with ASC, ADHD, SEMH needs and additional learning needs.
• Support emotional regulation and positive behaviour strategies.
• Assist teachers with classroom learning and intervention activities.
• Work closely with teaching staff, SEND teams and pastoral professionals.
• Build positive relationships that improve engagement and outcomes.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Empathetic

Resilience

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Job description

Are you a Psychology graduate looking to gain hands‑on experience before pursuing a career in Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, Social Work, Counselling or Teaching?

Protocol Education is recruiting a dedicated Psychology Graduate to support students in a thriving secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your understanding of behaviour, cognition and child development while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.

The Role

As a Psychology Graduate, you may work as a:

• SEMH Support Assistant
• Behaviour Support Assistant
• Teaching Assistant
• SEND Teaching Assistant
• Inclusion Support Assistant

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 positive behaviour strategies.
• Helping students build confidence, resilience and independence.
• Assisting teachers with classroom learning and intervention activities.
• Working closely with teaching staff, SEND teams and pastoral professionals.
• Building positive relationships that improve engagement and outcomes.

Every day presents new opportunities to develop practical skills that are highly valued in psychology, education and mental health careers.

Why Psychology Graduates Choose This Opportunity

• Gain experience before postgraduate study or professional training.
• Develop practical behaviour management skills.
• Build experience supporting SEND and SEMH students.
• Strengthen future applications for psychology and education careers.
• Work within a supportive secondary school environment focused on student success.
• Access ongoing CPD and specialist training.

We’re Looking For

• A degree in Psychology or a related subject.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Empathetic, patient and resilient individuals.
• Strong relationship‑building skills.
• A proactive and adaptable approach.
• Previous experience with young people is desirable but not essential.

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

• Weekly pay
• FREE access to our CPD Academy
• FREE Thrive training through Protocol Education
• Long‑term and permanent opportunities
• Dedicated consultant support

Why Apply Through Protocol Education?

Many of our Psychology graduates go on to careers in:

• Educational Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Mental Health Services
• Teaching
• Social Work
• SEND Support

This role provides an excellent foundation for a future career supporting children and young people while gaining valuable experience in a secondary school setting.

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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