Psychology Graduate - GSL Education : Job Details

Psychology Graduate SEMH Support RoleLocation: York, North YorkshireStart Date: September 2025Contract: Full-Time, Term Time OnlySalary: £89 – £105 per day (depending on experience)

Are you a recent Psychology graduate passionate about supporting young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs? GSL Education is currently seeking empathetic, motivated individuals to join a specialist setting in York from September 2025. This full-time role is ideal for graduates looking to gain practical, hands-on experience in a school environment that supports vulnerable and at-risk students.

About the School Setting:You’ll be working in a supportive alternative provision that caters to students aged 5–16 who face barriers to learning due to SEMH challenges, trauma, or unmet additional needs. The setting offers a personalised, nurturing approach with a strong emphasis on emotional wellbeing, relationships, and restorative practice. Staff work closely as a team to help students re-engage with education, build self-confidence, and develop coping strategies for life beyond the classroom.

What You’ll Be Doing as a Psychology Graduate:

• Supporting students on a 1:1 and small group basis, focusing on emotional regulation, engagement, and positive behaviour.
• Assisting with the delivery of tailored lessons and therapeutic interventions alongside experienced educators and pastoral teams.
• Using your understanding of psychology to support students with anxiety, low self-esteem, ADHD, autism, and trauma-related behaviours.
• Helping to implement behaviour support strategies and contributing to a calm, consistent, and emotionally secure environment.
• Developing valuable skills in behaviour management, safeguarding, and trauma-informed practice.

Ideal for Graduates Who:

• Hold a degree in Psychology or a related subject.
• Have a genuine interest in child and adolescent mental health, SEND, or educational psychology.
• Are considering a future career in teaching, therapy, social work, or youth support.
• Are resilient, compassionate, and ready to make a meaningful impact in young lives.
• Have experience working with children or young people (desirable but not essential).

What GSL Education Offers Psychology Graduates:

• A fantastic first step into education or youth support work.
• Fortnightly pay at competitive rates.
• A dedicated consultant with experience placing Psychology grads in meaningful roles.
• Access to FREE and discounted CPD opportunities, including behaviour management and safeguarding training.
• Opportunities for long-term roles, career development, and pathways into teacher training or educational psychology.

If you’re ready to apply your knowledge and passion in a real-world setting where you can truly make a difference, we want to hear from you. Apply now to work with GSL Education as a Psychology Graduate in York. Please contact Kerry Fowler or apply via the application link with an up-to-date CV.

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including a relevant enhanced DBS.