Psychology Graduate

Vision for Education - Manchester; Swinton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education supply agency in Salford is seeking a full-time Psychology Graduate to support pupils with special educational needs. The role involves working as a Teaching Assistant to build positive relationships and provide strategies to help students overcome educational barriers. Candidates should be friendly, passionate about education, and ideally qualified in Psychology. Competitive weekly pay and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Guaranteed pay scheme

Social and networking events

CPD for professional development

Pension contributions

Qualifications

• Experience working with children is desirable.
• Completing or working towards a qualification in Psychology.
• Passion for supporting children with barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Support pupils with special educational needs.
• Devise strategies to overcome learning barriers.
• Build positive relationships with pupils.

Skills

Building positive relationships with pupils

Experience in supporting children

Warm and friendly nature

Passionate about supporting children

Education

Qualification in Psychology

Job description

Psychology Graduate (full-time, temporary)
Salford
£444 - £475 per week (salary is dependent on experience and/or qualifications)
Start date: September 2025

The School and Role

We require a Psychology Graduate with experience of working with children to work in a specialist school in Salford supporting pupils with special educational needs, or social, emotional and mental health needs.The Psychology Graduate would work in the capacity of a Teaching Assistant, providing vital support to both teachers and pupils. You will build positive relationships with pupils, and devise strategies to overcome barriers to learning, helping them to get the most out of their education.

Requirements
The desired Psychology Graduate will:

• Have a warm and friendly nature to be able to build positive relationships with pupils
• Either have completed, or be working towards a qualification in Psychology
• Be passionate about supporting children with barriers to learning

What we offer
As a Psychology Graduate and part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.
• Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.

About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply
If you are a Psychology Graduate who is based near Stockport and can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call us on (phone number removed)