Location: West,TX, USA
Applicant Instructions
Conditions of Employment
* I hold, or am eligible to hold, certification for the position I seek with this application in the State of Texas.
* I understand that upon employment I must provide my official transcript(s) and service record if applicable.
* I understand West ISD will conduct a criminal background check prior to employment. (Texas Education Code 22.083). I give permission for such a criminal background check to be conducted. I understand that the information that I am providing about age, sex, and ethnicity will not be used to determine eligibility for employment, but will be used solely for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information.
* I understand that I may be required to a fingerprint background check at my own expense before employment or at any time during my employment.
* If necessary, I can provide verification of my legal right to work in the United States of America.
* I authorize representatives of West ISD to contact all persons and entities listed on this application and to make all contacts, inquiries, and investigations which they deem necessary in order to verify my education, employment and police history. I consent to the release by third parties of information concerning my previous employment and pertinent information they may have, personal or otherwise, and release all parties from liability for any damage that may result from furnishing same to the District. I understand that West ISD will keep such information in a confidential file, available only to appropriate district officials.
* I understand this application and all supporting material submitted becomes the property of the West ISD which reserves the right to accept or reject said application.
* I understand that West ISD is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring decisions based on any state or federally protected right.
* I hereby affirm that all information, without exception, provided in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and understand that any deliberate falsification, misrepresentation, or omission of fact may be grounds for rejection of my application or employment or dismissal from subsequent employment by West ISD.
General Questions
* I AGREE TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. PLEASE SELECT YES IN THE SPACE BELOW AND PROCEED WITH QUESTION #2.
* Are you a current employee of West ISD?
* If Yes answered to Question #2, what campus? If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Are you related to any West ISD employee or current member of the West ISD Board of Trustees?
* If Yes answered to Question #4, please state name, position held, and relationship. If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Are you a former West ISD employee?
* Have you retired from the Teacher Retirement System (TRS)?
* If so, did you retire before September 1, 2005?
* Are you an active member of TRS?
* Please list at least three references (name, title, complete physical address with zip code, telephone number and, if available, an email address). Include supervisors with whom you have worked that can provide first hand knowledge of your suitability for the position for which you are applying. Only one of the three references may be a personal reference.
* Except for minor traffic violations such as parking or speeding, have you ever been arrested, convicted, fined, placed on probation, given a suspended sentence, given deferred adjudication, or forfeited bail in connection with any violation of law (misdemeanor or felony), regardless of whether formal charges were filed or subsequently dismissed?
* If Yes answered to Question #11, please state where, when, and the nature of the offense, and indicate whether the charges were dismissed as a condition of probation, suspension, or deferred adjudication. (Arrest for or conviction of a crime is not an automatic bar to employment. The District will consider the nature and date of the offense, and the relationship between the offense and the position for which you are applying.) If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Moral turpitude is an act of baseness, vileness, or depravity in the private and social duties which a person owes another member of society or society in general and which is contrary to the accepted rule of right and duty between persons, including, but not limited to, theft, attempted theft, rape, swindling, and indecency with a minor. Have you ever been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude and/or received deferred adjudication or probation?
* If Yes answered to Question # 13, please explain. If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Have you ever been involuntarily terminated, asked to resign from, or not reemployed by a public or private school while holding a teaching or non-teaching position, or while in any other type of employment?
* If Yes answered to Question #15, please explain. If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Have you ever been reassigned or demoted due to a performance concern while employed by a public or private school in a teaching or non-teaching position, or while in any other type of employment?
* If Yes answered to Question #17, please provide details. If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Have you resigned from, or otherwise left, any type of employment to avoid investigation for alleged misconduct and/or dismissal in Texas or any other state or place?
* If Yes answered to Question #19, please provide details. If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Have you ever had a certificate, credential, license, application or permit, or other document authorizing public school service or teaching investigated, suspended, revoked, limited, reprimanded, voided, denied, or otherwise rejected in Texas or any other state or place?
* If Yes answered to Question #21, please provide details. If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
* Why did you leave your last position?
* Are you aware of any reasons why you would not be able to perform the duties of the position for which you are applying?
* If Yes answered to Question #24, please explain. If No answered, please state Not Applicable .
Benefits
The district contributes $300 to your monthly health care selection. The district allocates 5 personal state leave days and 5 personal local leave days each year. Life insurance in the amount of $20,000 is provided to all TRS employees at no cost.
Attachments
Cover Letter*
Resume*
Certifications/Licenses*
Transcripts*
Recommendation Letters
Criminal History Authorization Form*
References
General: 3 of 3 external references required.