Sociology Graduate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

CPD Academy access

Thrive training

Long-term/permanent opportunities

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Protocol Education is recruiting Sociology Graduates to support students in a successful secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This role offers hands-on experience in teaching, social care, and education, helping students overcome barriers and achieve personal and academic goals.

You will gain practical skills in behaviour management, pastoral support, and safeguarding while working alongside teachers and SEND professionals in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A degree in Sociology or related subject.
• Genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Build positive relationships that promote confidence and engagement.
• Support pupils with SEND, ASC, ADHD and SEMH needs.
• Promote inclusion and student wellbeing throughout the school day.
• Work with teachers and SEND professionals to aid learning goals.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Calm

Adaptable

Resilience

Empathy

Professionalism

Education

Bachelor's degree in Sociology

Job description

Are you a Sociology Graduate looking to gain meaningful experience before a career in Teaching, Social Work, Youth Work, Educational Psychology, Community Support or the Public Sector?

Protocol Education is recruiting enthusiastic Sociology Graduates to support students in a successful secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your understanding of society, inequality, behaviour and social development while making a genuine difference to young people's lives.

The Role

As a Sociology Graduate, you may work as a:

• Teaching Assistant
• Behaviour Support Assistant
• Pastoral Support Assistant
• SEND Teaching Assistant
• Inclusion Support Assistant

You’ll gain invaluable experience by:

• Supporting students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Building positive relationships that promote confidence and engagement.
• Supporting pupils with SEND, Autism (ASC), ADHD and SEMH needs.
• Helping students overcome barriers to learning.
• Encouraging positive behaviour and emotional resilience.
• Working alongside teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals.
• Promoting inclusion and student wellbeing throughout the school day.
• Supporting students to achieve their academic and personal goals.

Every day provides an opportunity to positively influence young people while developing skills that are highly sought after across education and social care professions.

Why Sociology Graduates Choose This Opportunity

• Gain practical experience working with young people.
• Develop behaviour management and pastoral support skills.
• Build experience supporting diverse learning and social needs.
• Strengthen applications for postgraduate study and professional training.
• Develop transferable skills in communication, safeguarding and mentoring.
• Access excellent CPD and specialist SEND training.
• Work in a supportive secondary school environment.

We’re Looking For

• A degree in Sociology or a related subject.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A calm, proactive and adaptable approach.
• Excellent relationship-building abilities.
• Resilience, empathy and professionalism.
• Previous experience working with young people is desirable but not essential.

Whether you’ve volunteered, worked in customer service, youth settings, mentoring, care or community projects, 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 throughout your placement

Why Apply Through Protocol Education?

Many of our Sociology Graduates go on to careers in Teaching, Social Work, Educational Psychology, Youth Work, Family Support, Community Development and SEND Provision, using their school-based experience as a foundation for future success.

If you’re ready to build valuable experience while making a genuine difference to young people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you.

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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