Graduate Education Support Worker - Peterlee Area

Graduate Education Support Worker - Peterlee Area

Location: Peterlee Area
Hours: Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm | Tuesday to Thursday 8:30am - 4:00pm | Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Contract: Full-Time

We are currently recruiting graduates to support students within specialist educational settings across the Peterlee area.

The role is centred around helping students re-engage with learning, improve their confidence, and achieve positive educational outcomes.

The Role

Providing classroom-based support
Supporting students on a 1:1 and small-group basis
Helping pupils complete academic work
Encouraging attendance and engagement
Supporting students who may face barriers to learning
Collaborating with teaching and support staff

Ideal Backgrounds

We welcome applications from graduates in:

Psychology
Criminology
Sociology
Childhood Studies
Sports Science
Health & Social Care
Education Studies
English
History
Business
Any other degree discipline

Essential Criteria

Degree qualification
GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above
Genuine passion for supporting young people
Professional and positive attitude
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Previous school experience is not required. Full support and training will be provided, and many placements lead to permanent roles within schools.

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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