Cover Supervisor

Mayfield School; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayfield School in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our SEND-focused provision. The role involves supporting pupils across primary, secondary and sixth form classes at our two sites, with placements decided daily to meet cover needs.

This permanent post offers 32.5 hours per week, with a salary in Grade 4 and opportunities for training and development. Start date January 2027 or sooner. For informal chats, please contact [e-mail].

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children or young people with SEND
• Willingness to learn and dedication to securing positive outcomes
• Reliable, consistent, positive and solution-focused
• Special school experience is advantageous but not essential

Responsibilities

• Provide consistency for pupils as a permanent member of staff
• Support class-based staff and participate in training
• Adapt to flexible class placements across key stages
• Engage pupils with SEND using creative, individualised approaches

Job description

Post: Cover Supervisor

Salary: Grade 4 £35,570 - £43,149 FTE (£27,692.12 - £33,592.56 Actual)

Allowances: SEN Allowance - £1,779.00 pro rata

Hours of work: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Start date of role: January 2027or sooner if possible

Closing date: Monday 2nd November 2026

Interview date: Monday 9th November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes, Child and Adult

EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'.

Mayfield School is looking for a cover supervisorto 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 be 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 aims to 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 havepersistent 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.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Informal conversations and visits are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email [e-mail]