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Head of IT

Head of IT

Southbank International School, Kensington

Kensington

  • Expired
Salary:
From £50,000pa - £55,000pa depending on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
13 July 2017

Job overview

Head of IT

Southbank International School is a leading IB world school. With over 70 nationalities, our beautiful central London campuses educate approximately 770 students from the ages of 3 – 18. We are currently looking for an excellent IT professional to join our committed and professional IT team.

With a liberal ethos, an emphasis on academic rigour and a commitment to the values of the IB, Southbank offers the opportunity to further extend your experience and skills in a friendly, supportive and hard-working team. We offer excellent professional development opportunities and we want all our staff to develop professionally and to help develop the school. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience working in a school setting in a similar role.

The Head of IT combines advanced technical knowledge with strategic vision, meticulous organisation, excellent personal and management skills, and very strong powers of written and verbal communication. They are responsible for constructing and delivering the school’s strategic vision for IT as well as the overall management of the school’s material and human IT resources. The post holder reports to the Director of Finance and Operations.

The School is unable to offer Tier 2 sponsorship for this role. Please ensure that you already have the legal right to work and reside in the UK.

For further information please visit our website www.southbank.org

To apply, please send a completed application form to jobs@southbank.org please note that we will not accept CV’s for this role.

Closing date for applications 14 July 2017 (NB Interviews may take place before this date should an excellent candidate be identified early in the application process so interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible.

The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Cognita Safeguarding: Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, they must report any concerns to the School’s Child Protection Officer/Designated Safeguarding Lead or to the Principal, or make a referral directly to the local child protection authorities. 

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About Southbank International School, Kensington

About Southbank 

Southbank International School is a high achieving independent school based in central London. We aim to attract the best teaching and administrative staff, to maintain and build upon our successful reputation as a centre for excellent teaching and learning.Southbank is a truly international school with a diverse student population of more than 70 nationalities. The school is based over three campuses in the centre of London. We seek to appoint staff who have the willingness to recognise the diversity that exists in the student body, to teach from a multi-cultural perspective and to practise the highest standards of professionalism.We follow the International Baccalaureate curriculum and whilst previous experience with one or more of the programmes is an advantage it is not essential:


  • Primary Years Programme – Hampstead and Kensington (ages 3-11)
  • Middle Years Programme – Westminster (ages 11-16)
  • Diploma Programme – Westminster (ages 16-18/19)


Southbank prides itself on high standards, encouraging all students to make the most of their unique qualities and talents. Its central belief is that schools are an end in themselves as well as a means to progress into further education. Our aim is to put teaching and learning at the forefront of our mission to provide excellent services to the international community of students and teachers. The school has an exceptional teaching salary scale, and we endeavour to recruit teachers from across the world. Administrative and support staff are also offered competitive salaries and opportunities for career progression. 


About the Kensington campus

The Kensington campus offers the PYP for students ranging in age from 3 to 11 and also has children from a multitude of backgrounds. Kensington is relatively small with a close-knit community and is housed in two coverted mansion blocks in Notting Hill. Facilities at Kensington include a Mac-based IT Lab; a music room with a range of percussion instruments; a library/media room to support the PYP programme; a multi-purpose hall used for lunches, sport and concerts; a large garden with a climbing frame, sandpit and an array of equipment for children to use.


For further information about Southbank, including curriculum guides, school prospectus and inspection reports, please visit www.southbank.org.

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