IT Technician

IT TECHNICIAN

Salary Grade E (SCP 11 – 17) £24,054 - £26,845

37 Hours Per Week

All Year Round

Permanent post

Required ASAP

Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances?

Are you prepared to work collaboratively for the benefit of young people?

Will you offer children the opportunity to experience “life in all its fullness” by doing what it takes, no matter what their starting point or social challenges?

If so, Bury Church of England High School would love to hear from you!

Bury C of E High School has recently joined the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi-academy trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides an excellent opportunity to work closely with the other three schools in the MAT - St James’s C of E High School, Canon Slade School and Bolton St Catherine’s Academy; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress.

The schools of The Bishop Fraser Trust aim to offer:

·       A high-quality, inclusive and distinctive education

·       A caring and nurturing environment based on our Christian values, recognising the uniqueness of each child

The working hours will be:

8:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 3:30 pm Fridays

Main Duties:

·       To support the Trust IT Manager and Team to meet students' academic, pastoral, and other needs by improving the quality of teaching and learning, thereby helping all students achieve their full potential by ensuring the availability of a fully operational IT network throughout the trust estate.

·       To assist staff and students in resolving problems with hardware and software to ensure that students can maximise the use of available IT equipment and systems, thereby maximising their understanding of the range of learning opportunities and the quality of work. 

·       Install, maintain, and upgrade the software to enable all students and staff to use all available IT equipment and systems fully.

·       Ensure software is correctly licensed to ensure that the school complies with legislative and other requirements.

·       To carry out repairs to hardware within own ability, to arrange other maintenance, to ensure maximum availability and cost-effectiveness of all IT equipment in the school. 

·       To be to commute and support trust IT estates when required

·       To ensure the efficient management of IT systems throughout the school by following agreed procedures and policies and complying with Data Protection regulations to minimise potential data loss. 

The successful candidate will be someone who:

·       is a great team player, friendly, and professional

·       has knowledge of operating systems, including windows operating systems, networking, hardware and software commonly used in schools

·       enjoys working as part of a team and being able to communicate effectively with pupils, parents and staff

·       is confident in liaising with a variety of staff at all levels

·       has excellent customer service skills

·       demonstrates personal resilience and role model those personal qualities we wish to instil in our young people

·       has the ability and willingness to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role

·       has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to form positive, professional and empathetic relationships with colleagues and students

In return we can offer:

·       a supportive and encouraging staff team

·       24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme

·       access to a paid premium healthcare cash plan

Application information:

If you are interested in applying, please use the MAT support staff application form, which, when completed, should be emailed to recruitment@thebishopfrasertrust.co.uk. Your supporting statement should be no longer than 1,500 words in length and provide information on the relevant experience you have, in particular those connected to the requirements as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification. Please do not send CVs, as they will not be considered.

Selected candidates will be emailed (usually within 48 hours of the closing date) to invite them to interview. If you are still waiting to hear from the school within two weeks of the closing date, then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

For further information, we encourage you to contact a member of the Business Operations Team on 0161 762 0997 or email: hr@burychurch.bury.sch.uk

The Trust has an Equal Opportunities policy. If you consider yourself disabled, please state the nature of the disability, giving details of how we can accommodate these needs should you be selected for an interview and subsequently appointed.

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the details provided in the application form will be used for selection and interview procedures and employment records if your application is successful. A copy of our Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found on the Bishop Fraser Trust website. Safer Recruitment practices will be followed at all times.

Before taking up the appointment, the successful candidates will be asked to provide documentary evidence (including National Insurance number) showing their entitlement to work in the UK. We will also carry out an enhanced DBS and declaration of health check.

Closing date: 09:00 am Thursday, 22nd December 2022

Interview date: Friday 6th January 2023