Psychology Graduate | Behaviour & SEN TA
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, School Counseling & Student Support, Special Education Assistant
Location: Sunderland
Job Type: Full Time, Term Time Only
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: Monday–Friday, school hours
Pay: £98–£120 per day
Could your understanding of psychology help a young person overcome barriers to education?
Protocol Education are looking for Psychology Graduates to work as SEN Teaching Assistants within schools across Sunderland.
This role is particularly suited to graduates interested in behaviour, child development, mental health and SEND
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You'll support pupils who may experience:
- Behavioural difficulties
- SEMH needs
- Autism
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Learning difficulties
- Communication difficulties
You could be involved in:
- 1:1 mentoring
- Small-group support
- Behaviour support
- Classroom learning
- Emotional regulation strategies
- Targeted interventions
- Social and communication development
- Supporting positive choices
- Building confidence
- Encouraging independence
- Calm and patient
- Naturally empathetic
- Confident communicating with young people
- Resilient
- Positive and approachable
- Interested in understanding behaviour
- Keen to develop their experience
A Psychology degree is ideal, but we would also consider related degrees such as Criminology, Sociology, Education or Childhood Studies
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- Educational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Mental Health
- Teaching
- SEND
- Behaviour Support
- Social Work
- Youth Work
- £98–£120 per day
- Weekly PAYE
- FREE CPD and online training
- Dedicated education consultant
- Long-term opportunities
- Permanent opportunities available
- Specialist SEND training
- £50 Refer a Friend bonus
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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