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Job Brochure
Download the job brochure from the vacancies page with all the information you need for the post you are interested in, the school and the Trust.
Apply Online
Complete your application online using our recruitment portal. If it's your first time applying through the portal, you'll be asked fill out your profile first, and then click to apply for the job you're interested in. If you've recently applied for a different job through our portal, your profile will be completed already, and you simply need to click to apply for the current vacancy. We'll keep in touch with you through the portal and you'll get emails when there's something you need to do.
Applying on a mobile phone
You can use your mobile phone to apply if that is more convenient for you. Guidance is available to help you;
How to register and create a profile using a mobile phone
Uploading a CV using a mobile phone
Personal Statement
You'll be asked to write a personal statement (maximum 1000 words) as part of your application. It should address the following points:
- why you are interested in this post and how you have prepared yourself so far
- what contributions you feel you can make to pupils’ development within our school
- any particular areas of strength and expertise you feel you may have
References
You will be asked to nominate two referees, one of whom must be your present employer. Close relatives are not accepted as referees, and two referees from the same school or organisation will not be accepted.
The process of calling for references is an important element of Safer Recruitment and therefore applications with nominated referees that do not meet the above rules will be rejected. Please take care to make sure your referees will be acceptable.
Criminal Records Self-Disclosure
Online Searches
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, as part of the shortlisting process we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Data Privacy Statement (Job Applicants)
The data privacy statement (job applicants) explains how we collect, store and use personal data about individuals applying for jobs at our Trust.
Further information here
Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the Trust uses any personal data that we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing ‘privacy notices’ (sometimes called ‘fair processing notices’) to individuals where we are processing their personal data.
The data privacy statement (job applicants) explains how we collect, store and use personal data about individuals applying for jobs at our Trust.
We, Wade Deacon Trust (Innovation Enterprise Centre, Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD), are the ‘data controller’ for the purposes of data protection law.
Details of how to contact our data protection officer can be found at the end of the data privacy statement.
Successful candidates should refer to our privacy notice for the school workforce for information about how their personal data is collected, stored and used.
Data Privacy Statement - Job Applicants
