Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant - #2159852

Psychology Graduate Teaching Assistant – Large Primary School | South Leeds

Are you a graduate looking to gain hands on classroom experience before pursuing a career in teaching, educational psychology or another child focused profession?

Engage Education is working with a large, welcoming three form entry primary school in South Leeds that is looking to appoint an enthusiastic Graduate Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible. This is an excellent opportunity to build valuable school-based experience while making a genuine difference to pupils' learning and development.

You'll be working across the school, supporting teachers to deliver engaging lessons and helping pupils achieve their full potential. The role offers a mix of classroom support, intervention work and one-to-one assistance, making no two days the same.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting pupils on a one to one basis and in small intervention groups
• Assisting class teachers with lesson delivery and classroom activities
• Helping children develop confidence in literacy, numeracy and wider curriculum subjects
• Supporting pupils with additional learning or behavioural needs where required
• Preparing classroom resources and maintaining an engaging learning environment
• Providing feedback to teachers on pupil progress
• Encouraging positive behaviour and helping children reach their full potential

This is an ideal opportunity for graduates considering teacher training, educational psychology, speech and language therapy or a long-term career within education.

We're looking for someone who is:

• A graduate in any subject relevant to working with children
• Passionate about supporting children's learning and development
• Confident, proactive and eager to get involved in school life
• Able to build positive relationships with pupils and staff
• A strong communicator with good literacy and numeracy skills
• Looking to gain meaningful classroom experience in a supportive school

• Competitive weekly pay
• Paid in line with Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) where applicable
• Free CPD and training to support your development
• Your own dedicated education consultant
• £50 Amazon voucher through our referral scheme
• Access to wellbeing support, retail discounts and travel offers

If you're ready to take the first step towards a rewarding career in education, we'd love to hear from you.

All applicants will be subject to the appropriate safeguarding and compliance checks, including an enhanced DBS check. Full assistance will be provided throughout the registration process.

If you have not been contacted within two working days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.