Hours of Work: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time Only Contract Type: Permanent Salary: Grade 3 - £26,409 - £32,654 Pro Rata (£20,560 - £25,421.95 actual) Pay award pending Allowances: SEN Allowance - £1,668.70 pro rata Start Date: Monday 3rd November 2025 Closing Date: Monday 15th September 2025 Interview date: Friday 26th September 2025 Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes, adult and child Job Information Mayfield School is looking for positive and flexible Level 3 teaching assistants 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 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. This position will be based at Heathfield Road working with children with complex autism. This role requires applicants to have specific qualifications and experience so please read the job description and person specification carefully before deciding whether to apply. 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 experienced school professionals with significant classroom experience who can use multi-modal communication approaches to engage learners and facilitate successful participation in all aspects of school life. 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. This post could be based in any key stage class at Heathfield Road working with pupils who may 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 regulation. 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. All school based staff have the opportunity to access regular tailored training and development as part of the ten training days for staff offered across the Trust. 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. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect 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. 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, 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 (www.gov.uk) Early applications are encouraged, and applicants may be invited to interview prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is appointed before the closing date. Closing date: 15 September 2025 Interviews: 26 September 2025 Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) 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 is unsuccessful.