Graduate Teaching Assistant – Pastoral & Behaviour Support

Hexham | Full Time | Term Time Only
£98–£115 per day | Immediate Start Available

Your Degree Got You Here. Now Get the Experience.

Finished university and wondering "what do I actually do with my degree now?"

If you're a Psychology, Sociology, Criminology, Education or related graduate, this could be the perfect opportunity to gain hands-on experience before taking your next career step.

Protocol Education is looking for a Graduate Pastoral Teaching Assistant to join a school in Hexham.

You'll work directly with young people, supporting their learning, behaviour, confidence and wellbeing.

What Makes This Role Different?

You'll gain genuine experience working with young people and develop skills that can be difficult to gain from a graduate office job.

You'll learn how to:

• Build meaningful relationships
• Communicate with different personalities
• Understand behaviour and individual needs
• Support emotional wellbeing
• Manage challenging situations
• Encourage positive behaviour
• Build confidence and independence
• Support pupils academically
• Work 1:1 and with small groups
• Work as part of a professional school team

Your Degree Could Be a Great Fit

We'd love to hear from graduates with backgrounds in:

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

School experience is not essential. We're more interested in your personality, attitude and ability to connect with young people.

Build Experience For Your Future

This role could give you relevant experience if you're considering:

• Educational Psychology
• Teaching
• Mental Health
• Social Work
• Youth Work
• SEND
• Pastoral Care
• Child and Adolescent Services

Joining Protocol Education

You'll receive:

• £98–£115 per day
• Weekly PAYE payments
• FREE CPD and online training
• A dedicated education consultant
• Ongoing support
• Access to long-term and permanent opportunities
• £50 Refer a Friend bonus

If you're ready to turn your degree into experience, your next chapter could start in a classroom.

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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