Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sunderland & South Shields

Protocol Education Limited; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Daily supply roles

Long-term placements

Career development

Permanent positions

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting Psychology Graduates to work as Teaching Assistants across Sunderland and South Shields, with daily supply, part-time and full-time opportunities.

You will support learning in classrooms, assist with literacy and numeracy interventions, and provide 1:1 and small-group support while gaining valuable experience in SEND/SEMH settings.

All applicants must have suitable qualifications and safeguarding training; DBS checks will be conducted.

Qualifications

• All applicants must have the appropriate qualifications and training.

Responsibilities

• Supporting teaching and learning within the classroom
• Working with small intervention groups
• Providing 1:1 support where required
• Encouraging confidence, independence, and engagement
• Supporting students with SEND, SEMH, and behavioural needs
• Assisting with literacy and numeracy interventions

Education

Psychology degree

Job description

Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sunderland & South Shields

Location: Sunderland and South Shields
Hours: Daily Supply, Part-Time and Full-Time Opportunities Available

Are you looking to gain valuable classroom experience while making a genuine difference to young people's lives?

We are recruiting Psychology Graduates to work as Teaching Assistants across a number of primary, secondary, and specialist provisions throughout Sunderland and South Shields.

Duties Include

• Supporting teaching and learning within the classroom
• Working with small intervention groups
• Providing 1:1 support where required
• Encouraging confidence, independence, and engagement
• Supporting students with SEND, SEMH, and behavioural needs
• Assisting with literacy and numeracy interventions

Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities
• Daily supply and long-term placements available
• Valuable experience for future psychology careers
• Ongoing support and professional development
• Opportunities to secure permanent school-based positions

Drivers are highly desirable due to opportunities across multiple schools and provisions throughout the region.

Many of our schools actively recruit Psychology Graduates into permanent Learning Support Assistant, Behaviour Mentor, and Teaching Assistant positions following successful placements.

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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