Psychology Graduate - Pastoral Teaching Assistant

Psychology Graduate – Pastoral Teaching Assistant

Location: Hexham
Salary: £98–£115 per day
Contract: Full Time, Term Time Only
Start: As soon as available

Want to Put Psychology Into Practice?

What influences behaviour?
How do relationships affect learning?
Why do some young people struggle to engage in education?
And what can adults do to help?

If questions like these interest you, this Graduate Pastoral Teaching Assistant role in Hexham could be a great opportunity to gain practical experience working with young people.

Protocol Education is looking for a graduate to join a school and support pupils with their learning, behaviour, emotional wellbeing and personal development.

What You'll Do

You'll play an important role in helping pupils feel supported and ready to learn.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building positive relationships with pupils
• Supporting emotional wellbeing
• Encouraging positive behaviour
• Helping pupils manage challenges
• Supporting students who lack confidence
• Working 1:1 and in small groups
• Supporting pupils during lessons
• Encouraging communication and independence
• Working alongside teachers and pastoral staff
• Helping pupils overcome barriers to learning

Who Are We Looking For?

Your degree might be in:

Psychology | Sociology | Criminology | Education | Youth Work | Childhood Studies | English | Sports

You don't need to have worked in a school before.

If you're personable, resilient, patient and genuinely interested in young people , we'd like to hear from you.

A Useful Step Towards Your Career

The experience you gain could be highly relevant to future applications for:

Educational Psychology | Teaching | Mental Health | Social Work | Youth Work | SEND | Pastoral Support | Child & Adolescent Services

Why Protocol Education?

• £98–£115 per day
• Weekly PAYE pay
• FREE CPD and online training
• Dedicated consultant
• Ongoing support and guidance
• Long-term and permanent opportunities
• £50 Refer a Friend bonus

Don't just add another qualification to your CV. Add experience that shows you can make a difference. Apply today.

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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