Apprentice Desktop Support Engineer

Full-Time (40 hours per week), Full-Year

Fixed-Term Contract – 2 Years

Whitgift is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys, with approximately 1500 pupils including over one hundred boarding pupils and flexi-boarding pupils.  It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.

We are seeking to appoint an Apprentice Desktop Support Engineer to provide a first line support service for the School’s complex networks, technical incidents and IT service desk customers.  The successful candidate will have good organisational and problem-solving skills, along with excellent verbal and written English language.  A positive attitude and the desire to develop knowledge through attending relevant courses and actively seeking to broaden existing skills is essential.  You will be part of a small team, so the ability to work independently as well as part of a team is key to the role.  A customer service background (or similar) and the ability to work to changing deadlines in a professional manner would be an advantage.

The Apprentice will be expected to undertake a Level 3 Infrastructure Technician Apprenticeship Standard course provided by Primary Goal Limited via supported distance learning and on the job training which is assessed over a period of approximately 15 to 18 months. You will be released from your duties for one day per week to complete the required virtual classroom modules. Subject to a suitable vacancy existing on the completion of your apprenticeship you may then be considered for a permanent position at Whitgift School.

In return we offer a generous salary and benefits package including a money purchase pension scheme (plus Life Assurance Cover), Employee Discount Club, discounted school fees for the Foundation Schools, discounted off-peak membership at our on-site gym (Nuffield Health), membership of a healthcare plan, a range of family-friendly benefits and season ticket loan.

We welcome applications from all sectors of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract.

For further information about the role and the skills required, select the white 'documents available' button at the top left of the advertisement, and the green 'apply' button on the top right for the online application form.  For any queries, please telephone Human Resources Department on 020 8688 9222 or email SchoolHR@whitgift.co.uk  

Applications will be reviewed daily so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Interviews may take place at any time prior to the closing date.

 Closing date: Midnight on 1 December 2019

Whitgift School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service