Graduate Opportunity: Gain Essential Experience for Your Educational Psychology Career
Learning and SEND Support Assistant Roles – Tyne & Wear
Are you a psychology graduate or an aspiring Educational Psychologist looking to gain vital hands-on experience in schools? Protocol Education is working in partnership with a wide range of supportive and inclusive schools across Tyne and Wear to recruit Learning and SEND Support Assistants for the upcoming academic year.
These roles will give you direct experience of working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, behavioural challenges, and learning barriers. You will support students on a one-to-one basis or within small groups, helping them to engage in lessons, build confidence, regulate their emotions, and achieve their personal goals. This practical, school-based experience is invaluable for those planning to pursue further study or Educational Psychology training.
Schools are located across Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, North Shields, Sunderland, Washington, Hebburn, Jarrow, Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Boldon, Houghton-le-Spring, Blaydon, Ryton, and Birtley. Each school offers a unique environment, from large urban academies with highly diverse student populations to smaller schools with strong community values and specialist SEND provisions.
We are looking for graduates with a genuine interest in supporting young people, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a calm, empathetic approach to working with children with additional needs. You must be available Monday to Friday during school hours.
Working with Protocol Education, you will benefit from personal consultant support, access to free CPD courses to build your skills and knowledge, and competitive weekly pay.
If you are serious about a career in Educational Psychology and want to build the essential experience that universities and training providers are seeking, apply today to begin your journey with Protocol Education.
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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