Graduate Mental Health Support Assistant – Gateshead (Full-Time)

Start your career making a real difference.

Are you a graduate with a passion for supporting young people and promoting positive mental health? We are looking for a dedicated Graduate Mental Health Support Assistant to join a welcoming specialist school in Gateshead, supporting pupils with additional learning needs, including SEND and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for graduates considering careers in Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, Counselling, Social Work or Teaching. You'll gain invaluable hands-on experience while helping pupils overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential.

The Role

As a Graduate Mental Health Support Assistant, you'll work closely with teaching staff and pastoral teams to create a safe, nurturing and engaging learning environment. Every day offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships and positively impact pupils' confidence, wellbeing and academic progress.

Your Responsibilities

• Deliver 1:1 and small-group interventions.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation and wellbeing.
• Encourage positive behaviour and social development.
• Help pupils engage confidently with learning.
• Build trusted relationships with students, families and staff.
• Promote an inclusive and supportive classroom environment.

We're Looking For

• A graduate (or someone with relevant experience supporting young people).
• A caring, patient and resilient individual.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A genuine passion for supporting children's mental health and education.

Why Join Protocol Education?

• Weekly PAYE pay.
• Free CPD and specialist SEND training.
• Dedicated consultant supporting your career journey.
• Long-term and permanent opportunities.
• Valuable experience for future postgraduate study or teacher training.
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme.

If you're ready to begin a rewarding career where every day makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.

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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