Communications, Marketing & Engagement Lead

White Woods Primary Academy Trust, Rotherham, S60 2XJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  14 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Grade H, Scale Point 24-27 (£35,412 - £38,220) Pay Award Pending

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are now looking to appoint a Communications, Marketing & Engagement Lead who shares our values and can bring expertise, energy and commitment to our Central Team. This is a varied and exciting opportunity and is a key role in the Trust. You will lead our communications and marketing activity while working hands-on across content, digital channels, campaigns, events and stakeholder engagement. You will be a trusted partner to the CEO, central team and school leaders, bringing coherence, creativity and professional discipline to how we communicate. In the first 12–18 months, your priorities will be to strengthen our Trust-wide communications; establish consistently high standards across our website, social media and publications; develop our external profile; support pupil and staff recruitment; improve promotion of the Trust English Hub; and support the delivery of our Trust-wide events.

The successful candidate will:

- Develop and deliver a coherent Trust-wide communications, marketing and engagement plan aligned with strategic priorities.

- Protect and strengthen the White Woods brand, helping every school and service communicate with clarity, consistency and warmth.

- Grow engagement with staff, families, prospective employees, schools, partners and the wider community.

- Coordinate major Trust events and key organisational commitments so that they are planned carefully and delivered brilliantly.

- Use insight and evidence to improve reach, reputation and measurable outcomes

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

- Access to workplace and wellbeing support services.

- A genuine sense of belonging in a family of schools rooted in strong values.

- A comprehensive induction and support programme.

- A culture where curiosity, collaboration, joy and challenge drive professional growth.

- A real commitment to work–life balance: your wellbeing matters to us. We want you to thrive, both at work and beyond it.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Interview Day: Friday 21st August 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

White Woods Primary Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at: www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Our Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found on our Trust website.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Communications Marketing Engagement Lead - JD PS.pdf - 425 KB (opens in new tab)

Communications, Marketing & Engagement Lead - Job Advert (1) (1).pdf - 2.98 MB (opens in new tab)

About White Woods Primary Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: a.hinchliffe@wwpat.org
• Phone number: 01709 267019
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/white-woods-primary-academy-trust

The Trust was founded September 2013 by three self-converting primary schools and has rapidly grown over the past five years. The Trust was founded on, and is guided by, a strong ethos centred on improving the life chances of ALL children regardless of background or ability. We aim to deliver high standards of teaching and learning through developing a culture of high expectation and high aspiration, providing a rich broad balanced curriculum and ensuring all learners have equality of opportunity.

At the very forefront of our drive for improved educational standards is the determination to work together in partnership to enable the Trust to offer the best possible educational experience to all children in our local communities. It is our aspiration to become a hub of excellence, helping to promote the life chances of all children in our Trust.

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