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IT Technician

IT Technician

Avonbourne Boys' and Girls' Academies

Bournemouth

  • £21,000 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP dependant on pre-employment checks
Apply by:
16 April 2023

Job overview

About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an IT specialist, either at the beginning of their career or an IT technician, to deliver IT services to both staff and students across local United Learning Academies. The role requires excellent IT skills, a customer focused attitude and great communication skills. The role is based at Avonbourne Academies however is part of an IT team providing services for the United Learning cluster of schools, including Glenmoor & Winton Academies and Cornerstone Academy, across Bournemouth and Poole.

This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm, however consideration will be given to candidates looking for part time/term time only.

About you

  • you will provide first line technical support to students and staff, perform routine IT tasks as described in the United Learning Technology handbook and contribute to ensure a resilient and robust IT network.
  • Have experience in using or previous knowledge of IT helpdesk Process Windows Operating Systems, O365 Admin Portal, Active Directory  
  • Ideally have a background in education IT


The right candidate may be less experienced in some of these areas, but they would be keen to learn and develop which would be shown in their enthusiasm, ability to seek advice, thinking on their feet, problem solving and progress.

We can offer you

  • access to an Employee Assistance Programme. 
  • over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners, Perkbox, including access to discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, car leasing and Cycle2work schemes 
  • access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. 
  • occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family 
  • continuous Professional Development options that will be tailored to your needs 
  • competitive maternity, paternity and adoption benefits 


Avonbourne Academies are an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor a VISA application for this particular role as it is not one of the shortage occupations listed on the UK Governments website at this current time. 

Note – We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible. No further applications will be accepted once closed. 

If you are keen to learn and looking to join a friendly and experienced team, please complete the online application form. 

For more information about this role please contact: 

recruitment@avonbourneacademy.org.uk

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About Avonbourne Boys' and Girls' Academies

Avonbourne Boys’ and Girls’ Academies are two 11-16 secondary schools based in East Bournemouth where students share a campus and are taught in predominantly single sex classes. When students reach our onsite United Sixth Form, mixed classes are reinstated. We believe this diamond model of education recognises that as boys and girls reach their teenage years, they approach their learning differently allowing us to get the most out of every student. We have close links with Avonwood Primary School, a standalone primary facility based next door to our Academies.

Disruption-free teaching is the promise at Avonbourne with the notion of continuous improvement underpinning all we do. The Academies advocate a coaching culture, where teachers develop as reflective practitioners, utilising shared best practice and evidence-based teaching and learning initiatives.  In-house CPD is extensive and high quality and compliments numerous external CPD opportunities within United Learning and through nationally recognised training and qualifications.

Pastoral care is superb, with a highly trained team that are morally driven and extremely effective.  We encourage students to develop their skills through the provision of educational opportunities which enable young minds to play a part in creating a future which has opportunities for all and encourages aspiration and determination.

Our REACH values of Respect, Equality, Ambition, Community and Hard work & Determination underpin all aspects of academy life for staff and students.

Avonbourne Boys’ and Girls’ Academies benefit from working closely with The Cornerstone, Glenmoor and Winton Academies, as part of the United Learning Bournemouth and Poole cluster. We work as a team and achieve more, by sharing, than any single school could.

We are #AVBProud and look forward to showing you around our Academies.

United Learning

United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer life-changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum, and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff's wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

United Learning values diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating and sustaining a more diverse workforce. We welcome applications from professionals of minority ethnic origin and from majority ethnic professionals who share our commitment to inclusion and diversity.

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