ICT Technician (Full Time)
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
Birmingham
- £20,902 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2021
Job overview
Required for January 2022 start sooner if possible.
Point 9, £20,903
Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 16:00pm and Friday 8.00am – 3.00pm inc. 30min lunch break.
Responsible to the Senior ICT Technician.
We are looking for a professional, well organised ICT Technician who will be the first point of contact for staff and students. The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with students and staff. You will also require good organisational and planning skills in order to work well in a very busy environment as a member of the ICT Technical Team. Main duties will include classroom, printer/photocopier and portable device support as well as supporting the rest of the Technical Team with all aspects of ICT around the school. The successful applicant will also work with staff to make sure that the content on the website is accurate and up to date.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft operation systems and applications is required. An IT related degree or equivalent is desirable but not essential if relevant experience.
Successful candidates will have good problem solving skills, a can-do attitude and the ability to both work as part of a team and independently using own initiative.
The successful candidate will be joining an outstanding girls’ grammar school which is one of the King Edward VI Grammar schools in Birmingham within the King Edward VI Academy Trust.
The School has been graded ‘Outstanding’ five times by Ofsted and is noted for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative and creative ICT technician to join the school to work with the ICT Networks and ICT Technical Manager and the Senior ICT Technician.
Please download the job description and person specification from our website. Applications can be made by sending a completed application form, application letter including the names and addresses of two referees, to the Headmistress, Mrs A Whittall. The letter should outline your experience to date and what you would offer to the development of ICT within a school context.
Closing date: Monday 6th December 2021
Interviews: 9th or 10th December 2021
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS Check. Love of learning, Pride in diversity, Excellence for all.
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About King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
- King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
- Rose Hill Road, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B21 9AR
- United Kingdom
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls is a secondary grammar school in Birmingham, operating under the Schools of King Edward VI MAT in Birmingham. Since 2011, King Edward VI Handsworth School has held academy status. There are 1287 pupils aged 11-18 on the school roll, 350 of whom are in the sixth form.
The school was founded in 1911 by the merger of three pre-existing schools. Designed by architect PB Chatwin, King Edward VI Handsworth School then cost the very high figure of £50,000 to build.
Extensive renovations have been undertaken on the grammar school’s historic buildings, while new facilities include a library, science building, state-of-the-art sports hall along with a new dining room and Gym facility. A neighbouring church has been transformed into its music centre. The long-running school magazine is known as The Beacon.
Interim Headmistress
Miss C Berry
Values and vision
We are committed to the nurture and development of all those who learn here and seek to inspire all to be their best. We embrace the transformative power of education and value a love of learning and intellectual curiosity. We support all within the school to find, develop and enjoy their interests and passions. Our school offers vibrant extracurricular opportunities and participation is both valued and celebrated. We are a happy and caring school which values and takes pride in diversity and celebrates individuality.
We offer a broad curriculum where academic rigour is enjoyed. We are committed to excellent teaching and learning in an environment where students relish the opportunities they are given to master the subjects they are studying, are willing to take risks and enjoy the intellectual challenges this brings.
This is a school which is proud of its history and tradition whilst simultaneously developing staff and students who are forward thinking, outward facing and willing to rise to a challenge.
We develop staff and students who have the desire and courage, combined with the emotional, intellectual and practical capacities to change the world in ways that might be great or small but are always for the better. Our ideals are firmly grounded in honesty and integrity.
Our purpose is developing students with empathy, understanding and appreciation for other views and opinions. We support the girls to develop friendships which will last long beyond their time here and empower them to grow into independent, strong women who are equipped with the flexibility and moral courage to deal with the challenges of the modern world.
Ofsted report
“Almost all students make expected progress in both English and mathematics and a very high proportion make more than expected progress in these subjects compared to national figures. There is no significant difference between the rates of progress of students from different ethnic backgrounds.”
View King Edward VI Handsworth School’s latest Ofsted report
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