31 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    21 June 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    21 May 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Full Time TERM TIME Only 37 hours per week Mon-Fri

Contract type

Fixed term - Linked to funding - provisional end date of 31/08/2027, although funding may continue

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,537 - £34,434

What skills and experience we're looking for

Torbay Education Safeguarding Service (TESS) is a unique service supporting schools in Torbay to promote the welfare of their children and young people.Established in August 2014 the service works in partnership with Children’s Services to offer advice and guidance to schools when there are concerns for the welfare of their pupils. The aim is to ensure that the most proportionate response is devised to keep children safe in the community. Although some services are provided to schools on a commissioned basis we work with every school in the Bay in terms of our commitment to the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and Safeguarding Children’s Partners.

TESS are an integral part of the MASH within Children’s Services and provide a daily presence: liaising with schools to obtain the wishes and feelings of children to inform decision making, attending MASH meetings and strategy meetings as required.

We are now in a position to add to our team. What we would like to do is rebuild the strong early help focus that we had pre-lockdown. Although we have slowly started to rebuild this presence in schools there is a real opportunity for the right person to make their mark on this aspect of the service. In addition to working closely with MASH partners, this would also require establishing close working relationships with early help partners and maintaining a presence on the Early Help panel.

The position is full time, term time only with an arrangement of hybrid working including time spent in the MASH and visiting schools across the Bay.

If this describes you, please consider applying for the position which has guaranteed funding until August 2027.

For an informal discussion about the post please telephone Sarah James, Team Manager on 07525 815441

Interviews are expected to take place end of June/beginning of July, ready for a September start in the new Academic Year.

What the school offers its staff

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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

All of our safeguarding and recruitment policies can be found in the following places:

Our school website - www.mayfieldtorbay.org

Our recruitment & application system - mayfieldtorbay.face-ed.co.uk

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
Special schools, Does not apply, ages 2 to 19
School size
264 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
Mayfield School website
Email address
nlidstone@mayfieldtorbay.org
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mayfield-school-torquay

At Mayfield School in Torquay we have 180 pupils with severe and profound learning difficulties arranged in 19 classes from foundation through to Key Stage 4. We have highly skilled staff and fantastic facilities to support the ongoing development of every pupil’s EHCP need in a safe, nurturing and happy environment.

At Mayfield College in Paignton we have 52 students in Key Stage 4 and 5 with severe and profound learning difficulties. The highly skilled College team provide a holistic programme of study for our young people which utilised challenging, relevant and fun learning experiences whilst supporting individual progression and preparation for adulthood.

At Mayfield Chestnut in Brixham we have 32 Primary aged pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties arranged in 6 classes. Our highly skilled staff support our pupils to maintain academic progress whilst securing attachment and promoting resilience and wellbeing through playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy.

Across our 3 sites we have the firm mission of Learning together to be the best that we can be building on the successes of today for the challenges of tomorrow.

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