Psychology Graduate Behaviour Support Assistant – Full-Time
Location: Peterlee
Pay: £90–£110 per day
Contract: Full-Time, Ongoing
This Behaviour Support Assistant role is designed for psychology graduates who want to work closely with pupils presenting social, emotional and behavioural challenges.
You will support pupils who need consistent adult guidance to manage behaviour, develop emotional regulation skills and re-engage with learning.
The role includes:
• Providing targeted behaviour support throughout the school day
• Supporting pupils during emotionally challenging moments
• Helping pupils develop coping strategies and emotional awareness
• Supporting learning engagement in and out of the classroom
• Working alongside teachers, SEN staff and pastoral teams
Ideal candidates will:
• Have a background in psychology or a related discipline
• Be confident working with challenging behaviour
• Be patient, calm and consistent in their approach
• Be committed to supporting pupils’ long-term progress
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 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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