Information Systems Administrator
St John's College School
Cambridgeshire
- £27,500 - £30,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- asap
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2021
Job overview
The School is seeking to appoint an outstanding Information Systems Administrator as soon as possible to support the work of the Director of Operations in the maintenance of the School’s information and communications systems. The School’s Information Systems architecture is a complex one, involving a combination of off-the-shelf packages and bespoke systems which have been developed in-house. Information is also delivered via the School’s website (www.sjcs.co.uk).
The position will suit candidates with strong IT skills and proven success in a similar information systems support or data administration role. It will be of particular interest to those who are able to demonstrate that they can learn new systems quickly, have a passion for maintaining the quality of data and can evidence an ability to learn and understand the structure of database systems.
The successful candidate is likely to offer: a further educational qualification in an appropriate discipline or comparable work experience; strong IT skills and a willingness to undertake further training as necessary.
Desirable attributes include experience in a similar Data and Application Support role; experience in administering website content management systems (HTML knowledge is not required); knowledge of SQL and experience in designing and building reports.
St John’s College School is an independent co-educational school with 470 children aged 4-13, which has long enjoyed a national reputation for the exceptional quality of education and care it provides. The School is located in leafy Grange Road, a short walk across the playing fields from the centre of town and the College, at the heart of which sits the Chapel, home to the internationally renowned College Chapel Choir.
The Information Systems Administrator works approximately 34 weeks per year (term time), plus an additional 8 weeks outside of term time, according to the needs of the School and as directed by the Director of Operations. The post is full time, 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday, though you may occasionally be required to work outside of these hours for example, to cover for absent colleagues (e.g. covering Reception until 6pm) or attend staff meetings or training after school.
PLEASE NOTE: The School will be closed during the month of August. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview either in the last week of July or at the end of August.
Please note, there is no set closing date for this role and the advertisement will be withdrawn once an offer has been made. We reserve the right to close applications at any time without notice.
Visit our website for more information about the school in general.
St John’s College School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
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About St John's College School
Set in the heart of Cambridge, St John’s College School has long enjoyed and deserved a national reputation for the exceptional quality of education and care it provides, which focuses on fostering the aptitudes and nurturing the growth of each child. St John’s has been awarded national Best Prep School and national Best Prep School Head awards in the Tatler Schools Awards. Its teaching has been rated ‘inspirational’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate and it is the first of the very few to have achieved the coveted ‘exceptional’ grade for children’s attainment. At St John’s, we believe in a childhood filled with affection, in which children know that they are known and valued, in which they learn to trust themselves and each other, in which they find and express their voice, discover the difference they can make for themselves and others, learn to think for themselves, to question, to collaborate, to be independent, to own and take charge of their learning and their lives.
A curriculum that believes in children draws from them the highest and the deepest levels of attainment. Though we are not selective in our Kindergarten, our children are on average at the 85th centile on national tests or ability before they leave. Our exam results are outstanding and our 60 leavers gain on average around 25 scholarships to the strongest schools. Up to one-third of our past pupils in due course gain Oxbridge places each year, more than in the most academically selective of schools: our children continue to be exceptional learners.
The School is located in leafy Grange Road, a short walk across the playing fields from the centre of town and the College, at the heart of which sits the Chapel, home to the internationally renowned College Chapel Choir. The School site has undergone significant rebuilding or redevelopment in the last five years to ensure the facilities, layout and fabric of the buildings fully support the delivery of the School’s ethos.
The majority of children proceed at 13+ to day schools in Cambridge, each of which sets its own Entrance exams, predominantly in English and Maths. About one-third of the children proceed at 13+ to boarding schools via Common Entrance while others will proceed via Academic Scholarship examinations.
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