Psychology Graduate Learning Support Assistant
Listed on 2026-07-23
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, School Counseling & Student Support, Elementary School, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Psychology Graduate Learning Support Assistant – Gateshead
Launch your career in education with hands-on SEN experience.
Are you a Psychology Graduate looking to gain meaningful experience before progressing into Educational Psychology, Teaching or Mental Health?
Protocol Education is seeking caring and motivated graduates to join a welcoming specialist school in Gateshead
, supporting pupils with a range of additional learning needs.
Every day brings new challenges, rewarding moments and opportunities to change lives.
The role- Full‑time position
- September start
- Monday‑Friday
- 8:30am-3:30pm
- Long‑term placement
- School term‑time only
- Supporting pupils throughout the school day
- Delivering targeted interventions
- Promoting emotional wellbeing
- Encouraging independence and confidence
- Supporting pupils with Autism, ADHD, SEMH and communication needs
- Working closely with experienced education professionals
- Psychology degree
- Genuine interest in SEND
- Calm and positive attitude
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build relationships with young people Why Protocol Education?
- Weekly PAYE pay
- Competitive rates
- Free CPD Academy
- Dedicated consultant
- Long‑term career opportunities
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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