IT Service Technician
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Essex
- £25,119 - £26,421 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Local Government Scale 5, point 9-12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 14 April 2024
Job overview
HARWICH AND DOVERCOURT HIGH SCHOOL
IT SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Pay Range: Local Government Scale 5
This post is: Full time 37 hours per week, 52 weeks
Actual Salary from: £25,119 – £26,421 (Points 9-12)
Start Date: ASAP
The Role
We are seeking an outstanding individual to work as part of the school's IT team to ensure all staff and students have access to high-quality and proactive IT support across a number of our schools.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- To support staff and students with the use of ICT including online support, and assisting with staff and student training where appropriate.
- To support staff and students with the set-up and preparation of ICT equipment.
- Report any detected breach of the school's ICT acceptable use policy to the relevant Manager.
- Assist the Headteachers and Trust leaders with ensuring the management of digital Safeguarding.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
We're looking for you if you have:
- Experience of IT systems administration and web-based platforms
- Previous experience of IT technology transferable to Google Workspace administration.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, approachable and flexible.
- Good planning and organisation skills with the ability to prioritise demands
Why work for The Sigma Trust, Harwich and Dovercourt School?
We can offer you:
- A Competitive Salary
- Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
Employee benefits include:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
- Free membership to Perkbox
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.
Additional Information:
For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk
To Apply
To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:
Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV’s and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.
- Closing date: Midnight Sunday 14th April 2024
- Shortlisting will take place on W/C 15th April 2024
- Interviewing date: TBC
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
Attached documents
About Harwich and Dovercourt High School
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School
- Hall Lane, Dovercourt, Harwich
- Essex
- CO12 3TG
- United Kingdom
Harwich and Dovercourt High School (HDHS) is a popular, mixed 11-18 comprehensive situated on the north-east Essex coast. As one of the only Reading Schools in the country, we are bursting with innovative practice designed to nourish a love of literature and this forms a cornerstone of our curriculum in all subject areas. Students feel safe, valued and well-supported during their five to seven years with us. The school has made many improvements since joining the Sigma Trust in 2017 and is in an exciting phase of its development, led by an experienced headteacher and senior leadership team.
At Harwich and Dovercourt High School we strongly believe that no child should be left behind. It is our vision that every student should leave us having worked, read and learned together and having taken every opportunity offered to allow them to be successful in their chosen pathway for life. We believe that opportunity affords choice and choice affords a fulfilling adult life. It is our mission to maximise the potential for every student within their HDHS seven-year journey and empower them to reach their goals, whatever their starting points.
Every student is welcomed and unapologetically challenged to achieve their full potential and be the best possible version of themselves. Strong, positive working relationships with parents, carers and other stakeholders are at the heart of our commitment to the successes of our young people, who will go on to lead our community. We welcome local encouragement, support and belief as together we build real opportunities for our students’ futures.
Be a part of Harwich and Dovercourt High School’s ambition to become an outstanding school with the highest expectations for its young people.
● Do you want to work in one of the only Reading Schools in the country, bursting with innovative practices designed to nourish a love of literature in our young people?
● Do you want to work in a school with fantastic young people and staff who work hard and have a great community spirit?
● Do you want to work in a school that prioritises evidence-based research when developing its curriculum?
● Do you want to work in a school with excellent professional development opportunities for staff?
● Do you want to work in a school with a clear, systematic and centralised approach to student support, safeguarding, inclusion and behaviour?
● Do you want to work in a school with a small but steadily growing sixth form?
● Do you want to work in a school which is part of a large yet locally based Trust, which opens up a whole myriad of possibilities?
If the answer to these questions is yes, then please consider Harwich and Dovercourt High School as a place to make your mark and develop your career.
Harwich and Dovercourt High School’s ethos is built around the expectations that our students should be prepared to Achieve, Belong, Connect and Develop. Our new rewards system is built around these expectations and our pastoral systems are structured to help students develop in these areas which we consider crucial to their academic success.
HDHS is ambitious for all of our students in their pursuit of excellence, whether that is in the classroom, on the rugby pitch, in the dance studio or leading within the community. We are committed to achieving the highest standards and delivering an holistic education and experiences which prepare our students for the next stage in their education, training or work place.
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
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