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IT/AV Technician

IT/AV Technician

Merchant Taylors' School

Hertfordshire

  • £26,733 - £30,923 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
25 January 2022

Job overview

The School:

Merchant Taylors’ School is a large Independent Boys’ School, situated in 286 acres of parkland in Northwood, Middlesex.  The School was founded in 1561, is owned by the Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust and moved to its present site in 1933. There are four distinct boys’ day schools on campus. The Nursery, the Pre-Prep & the Prep cater for 340 boys, while the Senior School has some 930 pupils. The School employs over 140 teachers and 160 Support staff across Merchant Taylors’ School.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Provide support to the MTP IT Manager and MTS IT Manager.

• First/Second line responsibility for hardware and software on School network with outside Contractor support as necessary.

• Ensure adequate systems are functioning to provide up-to-date anti-virus protection and daily backup for servers.

• Comprehensive support in all aspects of School-based IT to staff, students and visitors

• First line responsibility for network infrastructure (i.e. cabling, switches and routers).

• In conjunction with the MTS IT Manager and MTP IT Manager, ensure systems are in place to make sure that security and movements of the School's IT assets are adequately controlled.

• Maintain adequate stocks of IT consumables

• Keep up-to-date IT records as required by the MTS IT Manager and MTP IT Manager.

• To setup, diagnose and resolve audio-visual equipment faults including interactive white boards and projection systems

• To setup or relocate desktop computers, printers, AV and related equipment

• To install, setup and test Windows and Apple operating systems, software and updates

• To install, setup and test application software

• To install, setup and test new peripherals and device drivers

• Education is an every changing service and all staff are expected to participate constructively in School activities and to adopt a flexible approach to their work.  This job description will be reviewed annually during the appraisal process and may be updated to reflect the requirements of the role following discussions with the job holder.


Additional responsibilities when based at Merchant Taylors’ Prep School:


• To be initial point of contact for any IT problems raised by staff or pupils, ensuring staff are aware that any issues can be reported as you walk round and/or by e-mail, written or phone message

• Referral of serious technical and support problems to both the MTP IT Manager and appropriate technical/support facility, to ensure the quick resolution of faults.

• To perform proactive checks of IT equipment

• To maintain user accounts for staff and pupils in accordance with the School's policies.

• To assist in the specification, installation and general operation of the School hardware and software requirements in both Curriculum and Support areas. To research new developments in educational IT in conjunction with MTS IT Manager

• Support the use of IT in the classroom environment and duties to include lesson support.

• To provide technical support in the school Theatre for student productions and events at Merchant Taylors’ Prep School as and when required.

• To undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be reasonably required.

Safeguarding responsibilities:

It is the post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact and to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding Policy Statement at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the School s/he must report any concerns to the Head Master.

General Conditions:

Start Date: ASAP

Hours:

8am – 5pm (Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week)

1 hour unpaid lunch break

Occasional out of hours and weekends required plus some flexibility

Salary:

£26,733 - £30,923 dependent on relevant qualifications and experience

Holiday:

25 days per annum

Other benefits:

School Pension Scheme (Contributory) – following qualifying period and subject to eligibility criteria

Use of School leisure facilities

Lunch provided free of charge when the School Catering Department is open

Free Onsite parking

Closing date for applications:

Tuesday 25th January 2022, 12pm

Interviews to be held:

Week commencing 31st January 2022


Merchant Taylors’ School is an equal opportunities employer committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As this role will bring you into contact with children you are expected to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

About Merchant Taylors' School

Merchant Taylors' is an independent day school of more than 850 students. Taylors' is well-known for the high academic and sporting standards our boys achieve, but also for its warm, friendly atmosphere and our boys' support for each other and commitment to their community. 

At MTS we believe in the virtues of an all-round education that emphasises a rich sporting and cultural programme. MTS has always valued itself as an unpressured school where boys are free to grow and discover their own character through diverse sources of personal fulfilment. The Good School Guide notes: "The school’s philosophy... is about achievement without pressure: it’s a place to breathe and experience a childhood." 

The boys enjoy superb facilities and a fantastic campus: 286 acres of lakes and countryside where Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire meet, with over 55 acres devoted to sport. Boys travel in from Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Middlesex, yet the school is just 25 minutes from central London on the Metropolitan line and 10 minutes from both the M1 and M25.
 

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