Psychology Graduates Wanted!
Start Your Career in Education as a Teaching Assistant
Are you a recent Psychology graduate looking to gain hands-on experience working with children and young people? Are you passionate about supporting students’ learning, behaviour, and wellbeing in a school setting?
Join our team of dedicated Teaching Assistants and make a real impact in the classroom!
At [Agency Name], we specialise in placing talented graduates into schools where they can thrive, grow, and start building meaningful careers in education, psychology, social work, or therapy.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Supporting individual pupils with special educational needs (SEN), including autism, ADHD, and social/emotional challenges
Assisting teachers in delivering engaging lessons and managing classroom behaviour
Providing 1:1 or small group interventions to support learning and development
Gaining first-hand experience in safeguarding, education plans, and behaviour strategies
What We’re Looking For:
A degree in Psychology (or a closely related subject)
A genuine interest in child development, education, or mental health
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Reliability, adaptability, and a proactive attitude
Why Join Us?
Flexible roles across primary, secondary, and SEN schools
Full-time and part-time positions available
Excellent experience for those considering a future in teaching, educational psychology, or therapy
Ongoing support, training, and professional development
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for 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.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with 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 all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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