10 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    24 June 2025 at 8am

  • Date listed

    11 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Hours of Work: Monday to Friday 36.5 hours per week, term time only plus two weeks (working hours are 8.00-16.00 Monday to Thursday and 8.00-15.00 on Friday with a 30-minute unpaid break each day)

Contract type

Fixed term - 31 August 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

Grade 4 - £33,366 - £40,476 FTE (£30,632.32 - £37,159.80 actual pro rata)

Additional allowances

SEN allowance (£1668.70) and mobile phone allowance (£120) pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.The Pastoral Manager role is focused on pupil support, family support, safeguarding children and young people and supporting regular school attendance. Elements of the job role can be emotionally challenging, and we are looking for candidates with tenacity and resilience who are able to demonstrate the ability to work well with pupils, parents, families, staff and external partners. Please read the job description and person specification carefully before deciding to apply.

This role suits positive and solution focused people who seek every opportunity to engage positively with families. The successful candidates will promote partnership working, demonstrate effective and honest communication and will show a firm commitment to the rights of every child.

Applications are welcomed from those who have experience of working directly with children or young people in any setting and who are willing and able to work well with others as part of a strong team.Special school experience is not necessary providing you have a willingness to learn and a dedication to securing positive outcomes for all pupils.

What the school offers its staff

  • 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.
  • We offer 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means you complete training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions
  • 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 or Teachers Pension Scheme for Teachers
  • Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions
  • Onsite parking at all schools
  • We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, Lunchtime Supervisors, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides, Drivers

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Mayfield School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 19
School size
309 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 19
Ofsted report
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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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