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Education Impact Academy Trust
Role
Level 3 Teaching Assistant
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
32.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, Term time only
Salary
Grade 3 - £27,254 - £33,699 FTE (£21,217.91 - £26,235.50 Actual) and SEN Allowance - £1,722 pro rata. Pay award pending Autumn 2026
Start Date
2 November 2026
Closing Date
Sunday 20th September 2026
Interviews
TBC
About the Role
Mayfield School is looking for experienced, positive, and flexible teaching assistants to join our 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 autism.
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. The EYFS department, currently made up of two class groups, is based at Mayfield’s Heathfield Road site.
At Mayfield School, teaching assistants are valued and appreciated as the largest workforce group in our organisation. Teaching assistants have a key role in supporting pupils to access the curriculum and engage in learning. 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 people who can role model positive attitudes and behaviours, have experience of working directly with children or young people in a specialist setting, and who are willing to work with others as part of a strong team.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully before deciding to apply.
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A recent Welbee staff survey showed Mayfield as being in the top 20% of schools, showing that risks of work-related stress and staff wellbeing are effectively managed and controlled. Our teaching assistants tell us that they value the in-house training offered by the school and welcome the professional development opportunities available to them.
We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust where "better never ends".
In addition to the salary, we offer a benefits package for all employees through BSHF and regular opportunities for professional development and growth through the school and as part of the Trust.
We Can Offer
- 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
- Ten staff training days per year
- Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF – free totally confidential support
- Access to discounts and offers via BHSF
- Access to a generous pension scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)
About Us
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity, and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
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To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below: Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)
To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link below: Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and 2023, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: [DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK](DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK)
To read a copy of our Privacy Notice for applicants please click on the link below: [GDPR/ FOI](GDPR/ FOI)
Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CV’s) or accept them instead of an application form.
If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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