Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Location: South Bristol and North Somerset
Age Group: Secondary
Protocol Education are recruiting passionate Graduates and Students of varying university degrees - particularly Psychology - who want to make a real impact in secondary schools across South Bristol and North Somerset. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your skills, gain confidence, and network within the education sector to springboard into a future career in education, psychology, or social care.
As a Teaching Assistant (TA) or a Learning Support Assistant you’ll work closely with teachers to support young people in their learning, behaviour, and personal development. The role is varied: you might be helping a student one to one, supporting small groups, or assisting the whole class. Every day brings a new challenge and the chance to make a genuine difference.
This role is ideal for graduates who are looking for flexible, practical classroom experience before progressing into teaching, educational psychology, or other child-focused careers.
Protocol Education also offers tailored CPD training, such as Thrive, through our CPD Academy- an excellent way to build your skills and add a standout addition to your CV.
What the job looks like
1. Supporting pupils’ learning in class and helping them achieve their potential
2. Assisting students with additional needs, using patience, care, and creativity
3. Managing behaviour in a calm and constructive way, in line with school policies
4. Building strong relationships with staff and students alike
5. Reporting progress and safeguarding concerns with professionalism and accuracy
What we’re looking for
6. Psychology graduates or students with a passion for working with young people
7. A calm, encouraging nature and the resilience to handle challenges with a calm, warm demeanour
8. Flexibility, a positive attitude, and a sense of humour (a classroom essential!)
9. No prior school experience needed; just the drive to make a difference
Why join Protocol?
10. Competitive rates of pay through PAYE (no umbrella hidden costs)
11. Guaranteed work agreements available for consistent income
12. Free continued professional development training, including safeguarding
13. Social events like free bowling and pizza nights
14. Termly awards celebrating outstanding commitment
15. Friendly, honest, and professional support from your local team
16. £50 bonus if you refer a teacher or teaching assistant
Apply today to gain hands-on classroom experience, build relationships with secondary schools across South Bristol and North Somerset, and take the next step in your education career.
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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