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IT Technician

IT Technician

Surbiton High School

Kingston upon Thames

  • £24,156 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Upwards of
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
3 December 2021

Job overview

IT Technician 

Location: Surbiton, Surrey

Salary: Competitive (from £24,156 per annum)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: 8 :00am. Thursday 3 November 2021

Interviews to be held week commencing: 6 November 2021


Job Purpose: To work with the network manager to maintain a high level of service to users

Tenure: Permanent, Full-Time (52 weeks per year)



Key Responsibilities:   

  • Assist with the maintenance and support of the school network and its back-end systems under the direction of the Network Manager    
  • Provide support to staff and students in their use of school IT equipment and resources    
  • Install and maintain hardware and software as directed by the Network Manager    
  • Assist with the deployment of staff and student iPads, including the replacement of faulty or damaged units    
  • Assist with the maintenance of the shared iPad resources and ensure that they are fully functional and up to date    
  • Support staff and students with the use of online and cloud-hosted resources, including Office 365    
  • Provide technical support for the School’s Digital Learning Spaces, which runs on a WordPress Multi-User site (MySQL, PHP and HTML)    
  • Manage software and computer image deployment, ensuring that the required systems and software are licenced correctly.    
  • Maintain an inventory of hardware and software, including the management and development of the relevant databases    
  • Maintain printing hardware and software    
  • Check the network for unlicensed software    
  • Manage data stored on the network, deleting redundant data where necessary    
  • Ensure network and internet security products are operational, up to date and deployed properly    
  • Provide technical support to events and assemblies    
  • Manage and undertake system backups when required    
  • Manage, maintain and technically support any audio/visual equipment around the school, including projectors, sound equipment, Interactive Whiteboards and Interactive Flat Panel Displays    
  • Assist with the specifying and purchasing of IT and Audio/Visual equipment    
  • Carry out any such duties as may be reasonably requested.



Person Specification

The successful candidate will be likely to fit the following profile:


Qualifications (Desirable)   

  • A-Level in Computing or similar    
  • MCP/CCNA qualification or similar


Skills   

  • Technical knowledge of computers    
  • Able to configure computing equipment, given the appropriate information    
  • Experience of installing and maintaining applications, such as Microsoft Office    
  • Basic knowledge of structured network cabling, equipment and protocols    
  • Basic use of Audio/Visual equipment    
  • Troubleshoot problems and investigate/provide a solution    
  • Excellent organizational, administrative and ICT skills    
  • Experience    
  • Previous experience in IT Support, particularly in an educational setting, is desirable but not essential


Knowledge – At least some knowledge of the following:   

  • Microsoft Windows    
  • Microsoft Office/Office 365    
  • Apple iOS and OSX    
  • Software management and installation    
  • Basic Computer Security (Anti-Virus, Encryption, Passwords)    
  • Networking basics    
  • Audio/Visual equipment and its use (Desirable)


Personal Qualities   

  • Willing to take ownership of tasks and to see them through to completion    
  • High levels of personal and professional integrity and the ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality    
  • Good attention to detail    
  • Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends, when required    
  • Attitudes    
  • A team player    
  • A reflective and flexible approach    
  • Organized and able to self-direct    
  • Ability to think creatively and imaginatively    
  • Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake appropriate training for this role


For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email:

recruitment@surbitonhigh.com


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Surbiton High School is culturally diverse and are fully committed to celebrating, respecting and learning about inclusion and diversity throughout the community.

Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.

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Surbiton High School aims to inspire, encourage and empower its staff and pupils to be the very best they can be.

We are a school where a passion and energy abound, a school with a real heart and soul, where we look beyond the A* to offer a breadth of opportunity which allows every pupil to flourish and every staff member to develop and succeed.

Surbiton High School is a school “brimming with energy and joie de vivre.” (ISI Inspection Report). We pride ourselves on being an extraordinary community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. We feed our pupils’ minds, but we also care passionately about their character development and happiness. Our approach to education means that Surbiton High School pupils achieve the very best exam results and are also compassionate, authentic young people with strong values, keen to make a positive difference in the world.

Our inspirational staff are dedicated to delivering a rich curriculum and programme of co-curricular activities which challenge our pupils to explore ideas for themselves. Whether engaged in learning in the classroom, or through musical, artistic, sporting, enterprise or charitable activities, our pupils are constantly encouraged to connect with the wider world and embrace new experiences to build their confidence. All staff are expected and encouraged to play a full part in the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the School.

At Surbiton High School, we aim to bring out the ‘Best in Everyone’, and this resonates in the investment that we make in our colleagues. We recognise the importance of continuous learning and training and the School has a senior member of staff dedicated to supporting continuing professional development. We have a comprehensive whole School and individual INSET programme in place, including support for School Direct trainees as well as Newly Qualified Teachers (in our role as a regional NQT induction centre).

We actively encourage our staff to continue to develop their own expertise in the classroom and support their professional development through coaching and mentoring alongside professional qualifications such as: NPQML, NPQSL and MA courses in educational leadership. The School has a clearly developed leadership structure, offering extensive opportunities for career development and progression, including Heads of Department (Including Deputies) and Heads of Year (including Deputies) as well as Co-ordinators with specific responsibilities such as: Gifted and Talented, Oxbridge, Duke of Edinburgh and Expeditions.

Surbiton High School has approximately 1600 pupils aged between 4 and 18. Our Preparatory Schools are divided into the Girls’ Preparatory School and Boys’ Preparatory School, and the Senior School is girls only from age 11 upwards.

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about inspiring, encouraging and empowering our pupils and working with us to become the number one school of choice in South West London.


Acting Principal

Hannah Horwood

https://www.surbitonhigh.com/senior/

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