Psychology Graduate - Start Your Send Career

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

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly PAYE

Free CPD and online training

Dedicated education consultant

Ongoing support

Long-term opportunities

£50 Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a Psychology Graduate to provide 1:1 support to a pupil in a Gateshead school, helping them become more confident, independent and engaged in their education.

You will work closely with teachers and support staff, assist access to lessons, encourage communication and support emotional regulation to promote positive behaviours and learning progress.

Qualifications

• Behaviour
• Child Development
• SEND
• Communication
• Emotional Regulation
• Learning

Responsibilities

• Supporting the pupil throughout the school day
• Helping them access lessons and activities
• Encouraging communication
• Supporting emotional regulation
• Developing positive behaviours
• Building a trusting relationship
• Helping them become more independent
• Adapting support when something isn't working
• Working closely with teachers and support staff

Skills

Patient

Approachable

Observant

Reliable

Resilient

Confident

Keen to learn

Job description

Psychology Graduate - Start Your SEND Career

Gateshead | 1:1 Teaching Assistant | £98-£120 per day

Interested in People? Start Here.

You've studied behaviour, development and the human mind.

Now imagine getting to apply that knowledge every day.

Protocol Education is recruiting a Psychology Graduate to provide 1:1 support to a pupil in a Gateshead school.

You'll gain hands-on experience while helping a young person become more confident, independent and engaged in their education.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Supporting the pupil throughout the school day
• Helping them access lessons and activities
• Encouraging communication
• Supporting emotional regulation
• Developing positive behaviours
• Building a trusting relationship
• Helping them become more independent
• Adapting support when something isn't working
• Working closely with teachers and support staff

Why Psychology Graduates?

Because understanding why people behave, communicate and respond differently can be incredibly useful when providing individualised support.

You'll develop practical experience in:

Behaviour | Child Development | SEND | Communication | Emotional Regulation | Learning

This Could Be Your Next Step Towards:

• Educational Psychology
• Teaching
• Clinical Psychology
• Child Psychology
• SEND
• Counselling
• Mental Health
• Therapy-based careers

We're Not Looking For a Fully Trained Teacher

We're looking for potential.

You should be:

• Patient
• Approachable
• Observant
• Reliable
• Resilient
• Confident
• Keen to learn

Previous school experience isn't essential.

The Benefits

• £98-£120 per day
• Weekly PAYE
• FREE CPD and online training
• Dedicated education consultant
• Ongoing support
• Long-term opportunities
• £50 Refer a Friend bonus

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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