Cover supervisor

Mayfield School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1HJ

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  6 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Mon- Wed 08:10 - 15:10, Thursday 08:10 -15:40, Friday 08:10 - 14:40
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 4 - £34,434 - £41,771 Pro rata ( £26,807.72 - £32,519.76 actual)
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance - £1,722 Pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Mayfield School is looking for cover supervisors to join our growing team. Our school is a special school for 315 pupils aged between 3 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including PMLD, cognition and learning needs and autism. We are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award.

The school is split across two sites - Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants can be asked to work at either site depending on the needs of the school. Class placement will determined daily based on cover needs and successful applicants can expect to be in any of our primary, secondary or sixth form class groups and at either site. We welcome applicants with SEND experience in any type of educational setting.

At Mayfield School, the cover supervisor role is new to our structure and will provide consistency for pupils as a permanent member of the staff team. At Mayfield, class based support staff are valued and their professional development is supported and invested in. We recognise that working with young people with SEND can be challenging and a full programme of training and support is offered. We expect class based staff to adopt creative, innovative and individualised approaches to engaging young people in learning and enabling them to make progress. This is a joyful and rewarding job and one where you can really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families.

We are looking for reliable, consistent, positive and solution focused people who will seek every opportunity to provide rich and relevant learning experiences for our pupils. Personal resilience and commitment to children’s universal rights are essential qualities for this role.

Applications are invited from people who have experience of working directly with children or young people with SEND in any setting and who are willing to work with others as part of a strong team. Special school experience is advantageous but not an essential requirement provided you have a willingness to learn and a dedication to securing positive outcomes for all pupils.

This post could be based in any key stage class working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional and sensory regulation and benefit from working with adults who pro-actively pursue positive partnerships between home and school.

We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust where "better never ends".

Informal conversations and visits are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk

What the school offers its staff

We can offer the following:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF – free totally confidential support,
• Access to discounts and offers via BHSF
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Mayfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 304 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mayfield School website
• Email address: hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mayfield-school-b19-2ep

Our school is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including PMLD, cognition and learning needs and autism. We are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award.

This post involves working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, and sensory needs.

The school is split across two sites – Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Curriculum Leaders are expected to work across both sites and are typically committed to teaching 16-19 hours per week.

In recent years Mayfield has engaged with all stakeholders to design the “Get Real” curriculum to be ambitious for all our pupils and equip them with the knowledge, opportunities, and experiences to succeed. Curriculum Leaders play a key part in continuing to develop our curriculum offer, role modelling and monitoring the implementation of the curriculum and assessing its impact. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or aspiring middle leader to really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families through education.

Arranging a visit to Mayfield School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk.

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