Psychology Graduate - SEMH Learning Support Assistant

Psychology Graduate – SEMH Learning Support Assistant

Location: Gateshead
Start Date: Immediate

Thinking about Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology or CAMHS in the future? Start here.

We’re recruiting Psychology graduates to work in a specialist SEMH provision in Gateshead. Pupils here need emotional regulation support, consistency and adults who understand behaviour beneath the surface.

• Support students with emotional regulation strategies
• Implement behaviour plans and individual support strategies
• Observe and report patterns of behaviour
• Help deliver social skills and intervention sessions
• Create safe, structured learning environments

This role gives you hands‑on experience with trauma-informed approaches, attachment awareness and restorative practice.

• Highly experienced SENCO and pastoral team
• Strong mentoring culture
• Clear safeguarding frameworks
• Real progression opportunities

• Free CPD Academy access
• Weekly PAYE pay
• Long‑term placements to build meaningful experience
• Honest, transparent support from a local consultant

If you want experience that will strengthen your postgraduate applications, this is it.

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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