Psychology & Graduate Mental Health Support Assistant

Psychology & Graduate Mental Health Support Assistant – Gateshead

Have you recently completed your degree and want to gain invaluable practical experience supporting children with additional needs?

A welcoming specialist school in Gateshead is seeking an enthusiastic Graduate Mental Health Support Assistant to work with pupils who require additional emotional, behavioural and learning support.

This opportunity is ideal for graduates considering careers in:

• Educational Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Child Mental Health
• Counselling
• Teaching
• Social Work

The Role

Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll support pupils both academically and emotionally, helping them build confidence, resilience and positive relationships while removing barriers to learning.

You'll Need

• A degree or relevant experience.
• A positive, proactive attitude.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people.

What's On Offer?

• Weekly PAYE pay.
• Free CPD training.
• SEND specialist development.
• Dedicated consultant support.
• Long-term opportunities.
• Excellent experience for future postgraduate study.

Apply today to begin a career where your work truly makes a difference.

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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