Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

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Graduate Jobs in Harrogate | Psychology, Education, Sports & Performing Arts Graduates

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Competitive Daily Pay

Monday to Friday | 8:30am – 3:30pm

Flexible Start Dates Available

Full-Time & Long-Term Opportunities

Launch Your Career in Education with Real-World Experience

Looking for graduate jobs in Harrogate that offer meaningful work, valuable experience, and genuine career progression?

Protocol Education is recruiting ambitious graduates to work within specialist education settings across Harrogate and North Yorkshire, including SEND schools, specialist provisions, SEMH settings, and alternative provisions.

We are particularly interested in graduates from:

Psychology

Education Studies

Sports & Coaching

Drama & Performing Arts

Health & Social Care

Criminology

Sociology

Youth & Community Studies

If you're passionate about supporting young people and building a career in education, mental health, or child development, this could be the perfect next step.

Ideal Career Experience For Graduates Considering:

Teaching

Educational Psychology

Counselling

Clinical Psychology

Mental Health Support

Youth Work

Behaviour Support

Social Work

SEND Education

Gain hands-on experience supporting children and young people with:

Autism (ASC)

ADHD

SEMH (Social, Emotional & Mental Health) Needs

Moderate & Severe Learning Difficulties

Speech & Language Needs

Behavioural Challenges

Available Graduate Roles

SEND Teaching Assistant

Behaviour Support Assistant

Learning Mentor

‍ Classroom Support Assistant

Pastoral Support Worker

Sports Behaviour Mentor

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting pupils on a 1:1 basis and in small groups

Working within SEND schools, specialist provisions and alternative provisions

Assisting pupils with emotional regulation and behaviour support

Encouraging engagement in learning both inside and outside the classroom

Building positive, trusting relationships with pupils

Supporting teachers, SENDCOs and pastoral teams

Creating safe, structured and supportive learning environments

Why Your Degree Matters

Psychology Graduates

Excellent understanding of behaviour, emotional wellbeing, child development and mental health.

Education Graduates

Strong knowledge of learning theories, classroom practice and educational development.

Sports Graduates

Highly valued within SEMH and behaviour support settings due to resilience, leadership, teamwork and mentoring skills.

Drama & Performing Arts Graduates

Confident communicators who engage pupils through creativity, adaptability and relationship building.

We're Looking For Graduates Who:

Hold a degree in Psychology, Education, Sports, Drama, Performing Arts, or a related subject

Have experience working with children or young people through:

Coaching

Tutoring

Mentoring

Care Work

Youth Work

Residential Support

Remain calm and resilient in challenging situations

Build positive professional relationships

Are interested in working within SEND, SEMH or specialist education settings

No Teaching Assistant qualification required. Full training and support provided.

Why Choose Protocol Education?

Weekly PAYE Pay – No Umbrella Company Deductions

Free CPD & Training Including:

Team Teach

SEND Awareness

Behaviour Management

Safeguarding

Dedicated Consultant Support

Access to SEND, Specialist and Mainstream School Opportunities Across North Yorkshire

Long-Term Placements with Clear Career Progression

Excellent Experience for Future Careers in Education, Psychology, Therapy and Pastoral Support

Thrive Trained?

Thrive-trained graduates are highly desirable.

Not Thrive trained yet? Ask us about our free Thrive training programme, designed to help you confidently support pupils with emotional, social and behavioural needs.

Apply Today

Start your journey into specialist education with Protocol Education and gain the experience employers and postgraduate courses are looking for.

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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. xjnqpsq

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