Psychology Graduate Mental Health Support Assistant
Listed on 2026-11-05
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Education / Teaching
School Counseling & Student Support, Psychology
Location: Gateshead and South Shields
Hours: Flexible Full-Time Opportunities Available
We are seeking compassionate Psychology Graduates to work as Mental Health Support Assistants across various educational settings.
You will support students who may experience anxiety, SEMH needs, low confidence, or barriers to learning, helping them access education successfully.
The Role- Supporting students' emotional wellbeing
- Building strong professional relationships
- Delivering interventions and mentoring sessions
- Working closely with pastoral and safeguarding teams
- Encouraging engagement and participation in learning
- Supporting students during challenging periods
- Educational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Counselling Psychology
- CBT Therapy
- Social Work
- Mental Health Services
Access to a vehicle would be highly advantageous as some roles may involve travel between sites.
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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