IT Technician
Laurus Ryecroft
Laurus Ryecroft
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £19,930 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2020
Job overview
The Laurus Trust is a growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England.
The vision of the Trust is for everyone regardless of background or circumstance to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them. In the recent Staff Engagement Survey 97% of our employees stated that they would recommend working for Laurus Trust to their friends.
All our Laurus Schools are hugely oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds. Our founder school Cheadle Hulme High School was judged Outstanding in every single category by Ofsted in 2011 and 2015.
If you want to work in a highly ambitious and successful school, and have the passion and commitment to join us at an exciting time for learning and development as we expand and open new schools in the Trust, then we would like to hear from you.
We are currently seeking a motivated individual to work within the IT Department. This is a fantastic opportunity for an IT professional looking to start out their career or develop on their existing skills. As a key member of the IT team, this position will provide technical support and maintenance services for the IT provision across all the schools in the Laurus Trust.
Scale: Scale 3 - £18,795 - £19,171 plus a market supplement of £759 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 per week
The successful candidate will work as part of a team to maintain the school network in a first line technical support role to end users.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team to provide technical advice for school staff and support in lessons where appropriate
- Assist teaching staff to set up IT equipment for computing lessons
- Promote safe and responsible use of the internet, including social media, by students and report any instances of inappropriate usage
- To assist in the development and maintenance of the network infrastructure, including cabling, patching and testing of data and telecoms wiring on site
- To assist in the management of user accounts on the Trust’s computer systems, including e-mail systems and their associated network settings
- To assist in carrying out logging and tracking of user activity and in the checking and maintenance of user activity logs
- To assist in the installation, deployment, maintenance and upgrade of software packages as required
- To assist in the auditing of IT equipment at the school and carry out appropriate inventory checking as required
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience in IT orientated jobs or areas
- Technical knowledge of computer hardware
- Experience of installing & maintaining applications such as Microsoft Office
- Basic understanding of computer networks
- Minimum Maths & English GCSE (A*-C) or equivalent
- Vocational qualification(s) relevant to the post
- Driving licence
In return for your commitment, we also offer:
- Competitive salary
- 31 days holiday including bank holidays (pro rata) – increasing with length of service
- Pension scheme with employer contributions
- Excellent employee benefits
- Flexible working
- State of the art school facilities and new Trust HQ offices
Please base your evidence on the knowledge and experience on the attached Job Description
Any candidate who has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010, is required to inform us, in order to ensure that ‘reasonable adjustments’ can be made.
To apply, complete the application form below by clicking on the ‘Quick Apply’ button (CVs are not accepted).
Closing Date for applications: 9am on 24th February 2020
Interviews to be held: 28th February 2020
The Laurus Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment
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About Laurus Ryecroft
Laurus Ryecroft is an oversubscribed secondary school for 11 to 18-year-old students in Tameside. In our very first Ofsted inspection in January 2023, Laurus Ryecroft was judged Outstanding in every category.
'Students at the school respond extremely well to the exceedingly high expectations that leaders have set for them. Their behaviour is impeccable and they achieve highly.' – Ofsted, 2023
The school is run by the Laurus Trust and replicates the outstanding education offered by the Trust’s founder school, Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), based in Stockport. CHHS is a hugely oversubscribed school and has been named as one of the UK’s top-performing schools in The Sunday Times, ranking as the 15th non-denominational comprehensive school in Manchester and the North West in the annual Parent Power Survey for 2022.
Laurus Ryecroft is a non-selective, non-denominational free school. It opened in September 2018 and we moved into our new school building with access to state-of-the-art facilities in 2020. We now have students in years 7 – 12. With the sixth form opening in September 2023. We currently have a total of 1070 students on roll.
Laurus Ryecroft is a vibrant, warm and exciting place to work and learn in. We are proud to be ‘Unashamedly Academic’ and have the highest aspirations for all of our students. Our Cornerstones – Academic Aspiration; Culture Creativity and Rhetoric; Leadership and Service; Competition and Physical Endeavour – detail how we develop and prepare our students to acquire the knowledge and develop the qualities which will open the door to the future of their choice.
In 2023, 73% of our students achieved grades 9-4 in English and Maths and over half gained a 5 or above in English and Maths. We are very proud of the achievements of our founding cohort. We are a true learning community and value the acquisition of knowledge and believe it to be truly empowering. Our teachers are passionate about their subject and the students they teach. We pride ourselves on the quality of our learning environment and on the relationships within school. Our state-of-the-art facilities are valued and respected by all members of our school community. Laurus Ryecroft is a place of mutual respect. Our students display excellent behaviour for learning and a true thirst for knowledge.
To view the School's Prospectus, please click here: Admissions - Laurus Ryecroft
To view the Sixth Form Prospectus, please click here: Sixth Form - Laurus Ryecroft
About the Laurus Trust
The Laurus Trust is a highly successful and growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England, with Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), the founder school, at its centre. Our vision is for everyone regardless of background or circumstance to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them.
All our Laurus Schools are hugely oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds. It’s important to us as an employer that our staff feel that we care about them at work. 97% agree that we do!
At the Laurus Trust, it is not just about what we do but also about how we do it. We are seeking individuals who are able to demonstrate our core behaviours which set out the expectations we have of our staff.
The Laurus Trust is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of individual background or circumstance.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants, that meet the minimum criteria for a role, will be offered an interview and given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents and abilities.
The Laurus Trust and its affiliated schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including online checks and the disclosure of criminal records. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
To view our Safeguarding Policy, please click here.
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