Salary: Band 5 £15,995 – £17,425 actual (£29,991 - £32,671 FTE)

Working Hours:  20 hours per week – 52.143 weeks

Closing Date: 1 September 2026

Starting Date: Autumn Term 2026

Can you make the difference to the lives of our students?  Do you like to be challenged?   Are you solution focused?

Do you want to be part of our SEMH school?

This could be the job for you.

West Heath School is a challenging place to work, but our dedicated staff rebuild lives through education. Teaching respect, encouraging responsibility, building relationships, and developing resilience in our students is an integral part of the role. Our committed, dynamic, and resourceful staff find working at West Heath School rewarding. We are currently on an exciting journey to be registered as a therapeutic community and welcome staff who follow this ethos.

If you would like to be part of our journey to support students’ lives, we are looking for a DACS Assistant to join our team as part of our provision. You will be working to provide high-level administrative and technical support to the DACS Manager to ensure the school's data systems operate with total integrity. The role also includes support to the Data Protection Lead.

Due to the nature of the role the ideal applicant must hold, at minimum, GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4), have strong experience in data handling, analysis and reporting. Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure as a must.   Experience of working in a SEND environment would also be advantageous.

As a school we are proud to promote the development of life skills and social development as equal to academic achievement. West Heath School works towards the end goal of helping students re-integrate into mainstream learning and preparation for adulthood.