Apprentice IT Technician
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, Shropshire
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- Expired
- Salary:
- £3.90 per hour National Minimum Wage for Apprentices
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 19 March 2020
Job overview
Apprentice IT Technician
To commence as soon as possible
12 month fixed term apprenticeship
37 hours per week, full time
£3.90 per hour
The successful candidate will work closely with the IT Manager in providing support to the Academy, Students, Staff and Visitors.
You will be responsible for:
•Room Checks of all equipment – listing all faults or damage (hard drive failure etc).
•Checking PCs around the academy are booted and operational throughout the day, to include the use of Senso monitoring software.
•Diagnosis and repair of hardware and software faults, to include PC’s, printers, projectors, whiteboards and all other associated ICT equipment.
•Installation and upgrading of software and hardware to include configuration of new and existing PC’s across the network.
•Installation and configuration of new and existing printers across the network.
•Establishing and maintaining user administration to include setting up and logging password changes including adding and removal of PC’s from the domain.
•Fault diagnosis and repair of student’s data whether on the academy network or portable devices.
•Monitor printer usage and keep printers operational.
•Setting and moving of ICT and AV equipment as and when required.
•Assisting staff and students with file management/printing.
•Maintenance of ICT equipment – changing printer cartridges, removing damaged disks.
The successful candidate would be required to work Monday to Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm and 8.00am - 3.30pm on Fridays. The contract would be initially for 12 month to enable the successful candidate to complete their apprenticeship programme.
The successful candidate would ideally have 5 GCSE's , including English and Maths and the following personal qualities and skills:
•Good ICT skills and the ability to use a variety of software efficiently
•Good basic understanding of computer components and their purpose
•has previous experience of creating or update websites (whether personal or work related)
•Can demonstrate good organizational skills and the ability to forward plan
•Calm, flexible, dependable and reliable
•Good communicator able to work well one own and part of a team
•Shows commitment to work and a string work ethic.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested in working within a IT Support Team and would like to gain excellent IT experience while also gaining an IT qualification.
If you would like some more information or if you would like to visit the Academy please contact Alison Skone on 01691 622543 or to apply for this fantastic opportunity please visit our website to download an application pack and return your completed application form to Alison Skone via email at admin@lakelandsacademy.org.uk. Or alternatively click appply to send your completed online application form.
Closing date for all applications, Midday, Thursday 19th March 2020
Interviews will be held week commencing 23rd March 2020
The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Lakelands Academy
Lakelands Academy serves the expanding town of Ellesmere and a rural catchment area surrounded by the beautiful Shropshire landscape. The town and surrounding villages offer a huge variety of attractions, activities and experiences and benefit from good communication links with the West Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool and Chester.
We are a successful, popular and well-respected 11-16 academy with a unique ethos. Proud of our ‘family feel’, we believe that education is about much more than academic results; it is about embedding behaviour that is safe, smart, responsible and kind in order that our young people develop into well-rounded, confident individuals who are driven to make a positive contribution to society.
We believe that every child really does matter. Our aim is to provide an outstanding educational experience for all our young people and to ensure they are prepared for further education and the world of work. We combine this with outstanding pastoral care and exciting opportunities beyond the classroom to challenge and inspire our students to be the best possible version of themselves. We are determined to deliver excellence in all we do and have been consistently judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, who praised the ‘high ambitions for all pupils’ learning’ and our staff’s ‘good relationships with pupils’ (Ofsted, 2022).
We offer outstanding facilities. Having benefitted from nearly four million pounds of investment over recent years, we are able to provide learning and pastoral environments fit for the future, enabling our students to reap the benefits of enhanced curriculum provision as well as facilitating the support which complements their learning. We are a school designed to meet the diverse needs and aspirations of all our students.
Lifelong learning and high aspirations are at the heart of what we do. Lakelands staff enjoy a rich programme of high-quality professional development, where they can learn from each other, exchange innovative ideas, strengthen their practice and provide the very best support for our young people.
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