Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant – Newcastle
£89.38–£100 per day
Full-time, Long-term
Newcastle upon Tyne
Love psychology? Passionate about making a difference?
Here’s your chance to turn theory into impact.
We’re looking for psychology graduates who want hands-on experience supporting children with additional needs. You’ll join a warm, welcoming school in Newcastle that truly values its staff. It’s the perfect place to build skills that’ll set you up for a career in Educational Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, or Clinical Psychology.
What you’ll be doing
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Supporting students with Autism (ASD), SEMH, or PMLD needs
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Providing one-to-one and small-group interventions
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Working closely with teachers and therapists to help every pupil thrive
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Bringing patience, empathy, and a positive attitude to every day
What we’re looking for
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A Psychology graduate (or related degree) with an interest in SEND
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A caring, flexible, and proactive approach
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Experience working with children or adults with additional needs (a bonus, not a must)
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An up-to-date DBS on the Update Service—or we can help you get one
Why join Protocol Education
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Weekly PAYE pay – no umbrella companies
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Free CPD including Thrive and SEND training
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Dedicated consultant support from our friendly Newcastle team
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Opportunities across mainstream and specialist schools
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A role where you’ll genuinely make a difference every single day
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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