ICT Service Desk Technician / Apprentice

ICT Service Desk Technician (or apprentice**)

Starting salary H2-3*

(FTE £18,887 - £20,043 + Fringe allowance (£637) (Actual £17,088 - £18,100)

37 hours per week, Term Time plus two weeks (40 working weeks per year)*

**(Apprenticeship possibility available for the right candidate). 

*Possibility for career progression depending on skills and experience. 

Please note: Starting scale/rate and working weeks may differ for apprenticeships.

Required from July or September 2022

We seek applications from those of the Catholic faith, all faiths and of no faith but who are supportive of our Christian values and ethos.

St Mary’s Catholic School are the secondary school in the newly established St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust. This is an exciting time to join St Mary’s.  We are seeking to appoint an ICT Technician (or apprentice ICT Technician) who can demonstrate creativity and flair, finding imaginative and effective solutions to delivering information to our School’s key stakeholders. Whether you are a school leaver, have some experience or looking to change careers, training and support will be available. There will be the option of enrolling onto a registered apprenticeship programme to gain a recognised qualification and career progression. 

Working with the ICT manager, teachers and support staff, you will assist in the maintenance of the whole school’s ICT networks and systems to ensure that they are effective in supporting teaching, learning and administration and provide technical support for all users, students and staff.

The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of some or all of network systems, their installation, maintenance and adaptation and can demonstrate good working practices in relation to the handling and usage of ICT equipment and be willing and able to gain the skills, experience and qualifications to meet the ICT needs of the school. We can offer a varied and interesting workload, ranging from hardware installation, account queries and user support. If you are a responsible and self-motivated individual with a strong set of technical skills and can form good working relationships with colleagues and relate appropriately to students age 11-18, we would love to hear from you.

You will work term time plus the equivalent of two weeks (some of which may be extra hours during the working week or during periods of school closure). Should you enrol on an apprenticeship programme this may differ depending on the training program. 

We are passionately committed to developing staff and managing workload to ensure that colleagues enjoy their work and recognise St. Mary’s as an almost-uniquely positive place to teach and enjoy their careers.  Students are keen to learn, colleagues are supportive, and there is a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where our Catholic ethos pervades all aspects of school life.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please email recruitment@stmarys.net  or call 01279 654901 x235 to arrange a visit.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A DBS disclosure is required for all successful applicants.  

St Mary’s is committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis, therefore an early application is advisable.   

Apply in writing using the forms available on our website www.stmarys.net: Support Staff Application Form, Consent to Obtain References Form, Rehabilitation of Offenders Form & Recruitment Monitoring Form.  Applicants are reminded that they should read the Notes to Applicants before completing an application. Please note only applications on St Mary’s forms will be accepted. Please contact Tom Johnston, Acting Head of School t.johnston@stmarys.net or Recruitment@stmarys.net to submit an application or for more information.