ICT Network and Infrastructure Manager
Barking Abbey School
Barking and Dagenham
- £34,884 - £37,722 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- (depending on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 10 January 2022
Job overview
ICT Network and Infrastructure Manager
Start Date: January 2022
35 hours per week, full time, 08.00-16.00
Salary PO2 (Point 29 -32) £34,884 - £37,722
Are you motivated and driven with a passion for all things ICT and Technical?
Do you relish a challenge and like to be kept on your toes?
If so this may be the opportunity you are looking for….
We are looking for an ambitious, proactive and experienced ICT technician/manager who is looking for the next step in their career. You will have great communication skills and be driven to provide a first-class service.
In this role you will be responsible and accountable for all aspects of the ICT provision in school, you will line manage a team of 5 staff working across two campuses.
This is an exciting time to Join Barking Abbey School and a fantastic opportunity for someone with outstanding IT, communication and organisational skills who would like to develop their knowledge and career to work within the education sector.
This is a critical role in school. We invest heavily in using ICT to improve educational outcomes and for effective and efficient leadership and management of school processes. Our network is expanding with several computing suites over two campuses. Our ICT team are an integral part of the school, and this role is fundamental to the progress and development of the ICT team’s development, our infrastructure and systems across the school.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, exceptionally well organised and a good team worker and be able to demonstrate a proven track record of ICT systems development and have a passion for the role of ICT in an educational setting.
Having now reached our final year of growth and expansion we are looking to further embed, develop and streamline our ICT, systems, services and processes to ultimately impact upon the educational outcomes for every student and member of staff.
The successful candidate will:
• Have relevant experience and/or qualifications
• Be an outstanding communicator
• Be comfortable in supervising and managing staff
• Passionate about delivering an outstanding service and improving the outcomes fro students
• Be self-motivated and driven
• Keep up to date with the latest advances in technology
• Enjoy working in fast paced and high-pressured environment
• Lead by example and lead with the highest professional standards and expectations
• Be able to develop and lead an effective and efficient team
In return we can offer:
• A good school with outstanding features (OFSTED 2017)
• A school where we get to know our students and staff well, find out what they are good at and develop their talents
• A supportive and encouraging staff team
Great Career development opportunities
• The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school
• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed dual Campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements.
The school is located less than 10 minutes’ walk from Upney tube station and Barking mainline station (25 minutes from Liverpool Street).
Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey www.barkingabbeyschool/join-us/staff-vacancies/
The application process:
A full application form must be completed and submitted via TES https://www.tes.com/jobs/
Closing date for this post: EXTENDED UNTIL 10TH JANUARY 2021 AT 9:00AM
Interviews to take place: Friday 14 December
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including a full disclosure check will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Full details are set out in the Application pack including a job description and person spec. If you would like to visit the school, please contact Mrs Wright, Headteacher’s PA to book a place for one of the sessions.
Barking Abbey serves a diverse community and as such we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history, please apply.
Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.
Attached documents
About Barking Abbey School
Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed split site secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and has a well-deserved reputation for its friendly and supportive atmosphere and its excellent academic achievements. With a large KS5 provision and Additional Resourced Provisions (ARP) on each of our campuses, the school provides a varied role for the right individual.
Headteacher
Tony Roe
Values and vision
Our school motto is 'Give and Expect the Best' and we do this by living our values each and every day. Bravery, Excellence, Self-Discipline and teamwork.
Barking Abbey School aims to provide world-class teaching and learning to all its students. Staff strive to offer outstanding pastoral care, and to deliver an inclusive and challenging curriculum while offering regular and robust assessment. The secondary school also has a programme of high-quality enrichment classes.
Recruitment process
We serve a diverse community and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also welcome candidates with a non traditional background. The most important thing for us is your desire and ability to make a difference in young peoples lives.
Our recruitment process is fair and transparent and designed to get the best candidate for the role. A sample of our recruitment process is listed below
- Advert placed on TES, internally and in LBBD boards
- Blind shortlisting by a panel against the Job description. Potential applicants are scored. Shortlisting by at least 3 people including one SLT.
- Shortlist for interview based on scores from shortlisting.
- Interview process will depend on role and may include; lesson observations, data or admin tasks, panel interviews, student panels and a final interview
- All assessed tasks are scored according to set criteria and scores are moderated to ensure consistency.
- All panel interviews and final interviews are scored. Each interview has a moderation process to ensure consistency of scores where appropriate. Questions are common to all applicants.
- Feedback is provided by a member of the panel.
Ofsted report
A clear theme running through the school is the positive behaviour of pupils and their excellent attitudes to their work. Pupils are keen to do well and seize the opportunities given by teachers to work hard. They conduct themselves well around the school and are polite and respectful towards others. These attitudes have a strong impact on pupils' achievements because they enable learning to take place without undue interruption.
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