IT Technician (Primary)
Walthamstow Primary Academy
Redbridge and Walthamstow
- £22,000 - £24,000 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- TBC
- Apply by:
- 7 March 2021
Job overview
United Learning’s North East London Primary cluster comprises five primary schools: Salisbury Manor, Longshaw Primary, Walthamstow Primary, Whittingham Primary and Winston Way Primary. Proudly serving the children and families of Waltham Forest and Redbridge, our schools are within close proximity of each other and share a core aim – to bring out the best in everyone.
We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to learn, develop and succeed – from Nursery through to Year 6 – and we have a responsibility to ensure that we provide the best possible educational experiences for the children in our care.
Vacancy: IT Technician
Location: Walthamstow and Redbridge
Salary: £22k- £24k (dependant on experience)
Closing Date: 07 March 2021 at 11:59pm
Interview: TBC
The Role:
We are seeking to appoint a IT Technician to support 5 primary schools in our North East London Cluster (Winston Way, Longshaw, Salisbury Manor, Whittingham, and Walthamstow Primary Schools) All schools are within a 30-minute drive between one another.
Working across our North East London Cluster, no two days will be the same as you will work across the schools within the cluster. You will work with the Cluster Business Managers and IT Service Manager to ensure the smooth operational management of IT Services across all school, by supporting each school with their individual IT and technology requirement.
This involves assisting in the provision and installation of all IT equipment and software's, support in the operation of the Service Desk to deliver assistant to all staff and ensure security, licensing and data protection policies are implemented.
The ideal candidate will have strong skills in the management and troubleshooting of networked systems and Working knowledge of effective service management methodologies (FITS/ ITIL or similar) as well as possess the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with users of all abilities and seniority across all schools.
United Learning
United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a 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 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).
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About Walthamstow Primary Academy
About Walthamstow Primary Academy
As a brand new school, Walthamstow Primary Academy has the opportunity to embrace everything that today's parents and children want in a highly successful primary school. The primary expertise, vision and ambition of the Headteacher and staff team is fundamental in meeting the aspirations of families, United Learning and the local community.
Vision and ethos
All United Learning schools are linked by the shared aim of bringing out the best in everyone - pupils, parents, staff and the wider community. The successful candidate will also be able to develop a unique, school and community-specific ethos for Walthamstow Primary Academy to sit alongside United Learning's core values.
Location and building
Walthamstow Primary Academy is in the heart of Waltham Forest and situated adjacent to United Learning's Walthamstow Academy; a popular and oversubscribed secondary school.
The primary academy will benefit from a brand new school building, which is planned for completion during the next academic year. The building will be bright, welcoming and well-equipped to support the school's educational provision. The successful candidate will feed into the process of choosing resources that best suit the plans for the academy.
Curriculum
Walthamstow Primary Academy aims to make learning enjoyable, challenging and engaging for all pupils - whatever their abilities and interests. There is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to design and shape the academy's curriculum, which will equip pupils with the necessary literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to succeed across all subjects.
Extracurricular activities and extended school day
To broaden and deepen pupils' understanding of the world, Walthamstow Primary Academy offers a vibrant enrichment and extracurricular programme that includes music and physical education.
Partnership with families and the local community
Partnerships with families is vital to pupils' success and parents are regularly and actively engaged in their children's education. The academy also takes seriously its wider responsibilities, embedding community links for the benefit of both pupils and local people.
Admissions
Walthamstow Primary Academy currently has one Reception class and one Year 1 class, with a new intake of 30 pupils due in September 2017. Once moved into the new building, we will become 2FE and will grow to a capacity of 420 4-11 year olds. As an all-inclusive school, the academy's places are open to children of all backgrounds and abilities. The admissions arrangements are in line with those of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and children with Education, Health and Care plans that name the academy are admitted first.
Governance
Walthamstow Primary Academy is accountable to a Local Governing Body (LGB). The LGB monitors academic achievement, well-being of pupils, financial management and input on future plans for the school to deliver excellent opportunities for the children and young people of Walthamstow.
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