Job Overview
Salary: £56,320 - £62,019 (L5 – L9)
Working Hours: Full-time – Term Time Only
Closing Date: 2 September 2025
Interviews w/c: 8 September 2025
Starting Date: Autumn Term 2025 or Spring Term 2026
About the Role
Can you make a difference in the lives of our students? Are you challenged and solution-focused? Do you want to be part of our SEMH school community?
West Heath School is a challenging yet rewarding place to work, where our dedicated staff rebuild lives through education by teaching respect, encouraging responsibility, building relationships, and developing resilience. Our staff find working here fulfilling and meaningful.
We are a therapeutic school on an exciting journey to become a registered therapeutic community. We welcome staff who embrace this ethos.
Position Details
We are seeking a Head of Upper School to join our team. The Head of School will develop and manage a range of services to meet the social, emotional, and mental health needs of students, including overseeing offsite provision, contract management, risk assessments, mentoring students, leading assemblies and tutor sessions, collaborating with stakeholders and multi-agency teams, and managing staff and tutor teams.
Candidate Requirements
The ideal candidate must hold at minimum QTS or a relevant degree, have experience teaching children with special educational and emotional needs in a secondary setting, and be knowledgeable in effective behaviour management strategies and their implementation.
Our Commitment
We promote the development of life skills and social development alongside academic achievement, aiming to help students reintegrate into mainstream learning and prepare for adulthood.
Benefits
* Free lunches
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Charity Discount Scheme
* Summer and Christmas social events
* Free onsite parking
* Swimming pool
* Excellent training opportunities, both internal and external
Additional Information
For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us at whs.HR-team@westheathschool.com.
Working at West Heath School involves close contact with vulnerable groups, including children, and is a regulated activity. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening, including an Enhanced DBS check. Management positions require a 128 Check.
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