Sports Graduate

Protocol Education; Ashington; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

No umbrella companies

CPD Academy access

Thrive training

Long‑term opportunities

Dedicated consultant support

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a Sports Graduate to support students at a forward‑thinking secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This role offers hands‑on classroom experience, developing coaching and leadership skills to influence young people both inside and outside the classroom.

You will work across roles such as Behaviour Support Assistant, Learning Mentor and Sports Coach, gaining experience with SEMH needs and SEND while collaborating with teachers and pastoral teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Sports Science, Sports Coaching, Physical Education or related subject.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for supporting young people.

Responsibilities

• Support students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Use sports-based strategies to engage and motivate learners.
• Support positive behaviour and emotional regulation.
• Work with students with SEMH needs, ASC, ADHD and additional learning needs.
• Promote teamwork, resilience and confidence.
• Deliver mentoring and intervention sessions.
• Support learning across the wider curriculum.
• Collaborate with teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals.

Education

Sports Science degree

Physical Education degree

Job description

Are you a Sports Graduate looking to gain valuable experience before a career in Teaching, PE Teaching, Sports Coaching, Educational Psychology, Youth Work, Behaviour Support or Physical Activity Development?

Protocol Education is recruiting enthusiastic Sports Graduates to support students in a forward‑thinking secondary school in Ashington, Northumberland. This is an excellent opportunity to use your coaching, leadership and communication skills to positively influence young people both inside and outside the classroom.

Ashington, Northumberland

£92.63 - £108.00 per day (PAYE)

Full-Time | September Start | Long-Term Opportunity

The Role

As a Sports Graduate, you may work as a:

• Behaviour Support Assistant
• Learning Mentor
• Teaching Assistant
• SEMH Support Assistant
• Inclusion Support Assistant
• Sports Coach
• Student Wellbeing Mentor

You’ll gain invaluable experience by:

• Supporting students on a one-to-one and small-group basis.
• Using sports-based strategies to engage and motivate learners.
• Supporting positive behaviour and emotional regulation.
• Working with students with SEMH needs, Autism (ASC), ADHD and additional learning needs.
• Promoting teamwork, resilience and confidence.
• Delivering mentoring and intervention sessions.
• Supporting learning across the wider curriculum.
• Working closely with teachers, pastoral teams and SEND professionals.

Why Sports Graduates Choose This Opportunity

• Gain hands‑on classroom experience before teacher training.
• Transfer coaching and leadership skills into education.
• Develop practical behaviour management strategies.
• Build experience supporting SEND and SEMH students.
• Strengthen applications for teaching, youth work and postgraduate study.
• Access excellent CPD and specialist training opportunities.
• Work within a supportive and ambitious secondary school environment.

We’re Looking For

• A degree in Sports Science, Sports Coaching, Physical Education or a related subject.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence working with groups and individuals.
• A patient, resilient and positive attitude.
• The ability to build strong professional relationships.
• Previous coaching, mentoring or youth work experience is desirable but not essential.

Whether you’ve coached grassroots sports, worked at holiday clubs, mentored young people or volunteered in the community, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay & Benefits

• £92.63 - £108.00 per day (PAYE only)
• Weekly pay
• No umbrella companies
• 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 Sports Graduates go on to careers in Teaching, PE Teaching, Behaviour Support, Educational Psychology, Youth Work and SEND Support, using their school experience as a stepping stone into long‑term careers supporting young people.

If you’re ready to inspire, motivate and support the next generation while building experience for your future career, 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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