Runshaw College is committed to fairness in recruitment because we believe every individual deserves an equal opportunity to join our team. We strive to foster an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to contribute, ensuring that our recruitment process is transparent, unbiased, and respectful. Our goal is to build a staff community that reflects the diversity of our student body, creating a workplace as dynamic and varied as the students we serve.
Candidate Charter
At Runshaw College, your journey with us begins the moment you apply. We are committed to ensuring that your experience is positive and seamless from the start.
Our Recruitment Promise
- Fairness and Respect: You will be treated with dignity and respect throughout the process.
- Transparency: We will address your questions and queries with honesty.
- Confidentiality: Your information will be kept confidential where appropriate.
Our Recruitment Policies
- Fair and Open Process: We are committed to keep our recruitment processes transparent, fair, and straightforward.
- Best Fit: We seek to find the most suitable person for each position.
The recruitment team welcome any feedback on your experience. Please tell us how we are doing, as we are always willing to embrace ways in which we can improve our service.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding and promoting the health and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in the College community is a priority and an integral part of the recruitment and selection process. Further information about the Guidelines on the Recruitment of Ex- Offenders and Guidelines on Secure Handling and Use of Disclosure and Barring Service DBS Certificates can be found by clicking on the links below:
Guidelines on the Reruitment of Ex-Offenders
Guidelines on Secure Storage of Disclosures
Disability Confident
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing individuals with disabilities. We guarantee an interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential requirements for the role.
If you have a disability or health condition, we provide various forms of support, including:
- Assistance with completing the application form.
- Offering the form in alternative formats.
- Making special arrangements for interviews.
- Implementing reasonable adjustments to the job.
Please contact a member of the HR Team who will be pleased to assist you.
We are also proud to be recognised as a ‘Mindful Employer’, and are committed to showing a positive and enabling attitude towards applicants and employees with mental health issues in all aspects of working life.
Lancashire LGBT Quality Mark
In 2023, we were awarded the Lancashire LGBT Quality Mark, recognising our commitment to improving services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. This demonstrates our dedication to creating a safe, welcoming environment for all, and upholding our college values and mission throughout the recruitment process.
Supporting Those Who Serve
Runshaw College deeply values the contributions of serving personnel, reservists, veterans, and military families. In line with the Armed Forces Covenant, we:
- Actively promote employment opportunities for military spouses and partners.
- Offer flexible leave arrangements related to deployment.
- Support Reserve Forces members with paid/unpaid leave for training, mobilisations, and deployments.
Privacy Policy
Runshaw College takes your privacy seriously.
Submitting an application for employment via the Runshaw College website means that your personal data will be electronically held and processed by HireRoad, who provide Applicant Tracking Software for the College. HireRoad will not do anything with your information which they are not instructed to do by Runshaw College – the Data Controller. This includes not sharing your personal information with any organisation apart fro`m us, holding it securely and retaining it for the period we instruct which is, for unsuccessful candidates, a period of 9 months. You can also view HireRoad’s Privacy Notice.
All of the information you provide during the process will only be used for the purpose of progressing your application, or to fulfil legal or regulatory requirements if necessary. We will keep your personal information securely and ensure that it is only shared with those making recruitment and selection decisions.
Further details of how the College complies with the General Data Protection Regulations, the categories of personal data we may process, how your personal data may be processed, for what purposes we process you data and how your privacy if safeguarded in the course of our relationship with you is contained in our Employee Privacy Notice.
