Junior Systems Developer

Millfield is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with over 1,200 pupils, aged 13-18. The pupil body is comprised of 75% full boarders and 25% day pupils. Located in Street in Somerset, the school is set in 150 acres of beautiful campus with outstanding facilities including an Olympic-sized pool, two gymnasiums, a golf course, equestrian centre, concert hall, theatre, art gallery and music centre. 

We are looking to appoint a Junior Systems Developer with energy, drive and enthusiasm to join the IT Services team. 

The successful applicant will provide support software development, maintenance and administration across both the prep and senior schools. Experience of C#, HTML, CSS, SQL Databases and web-based software development would be beneficial however this role would be suitable for someone with basic programming experience either self-developed or from college. The key characteristic we are looking for is a passion for coding, for experimenting and for developing software solutions. 

The working hours for this role are Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm or 9.00am - 5.00pm, plus you will be required to work some Saturday mornings on a rota basis. 

In return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £25,000 per annum, a generous holiday entitlement, access to the school facilities, and discounts/cashback on high street shops and restaurants through the school’s Employee Assistance Programme. 

Millfield School strongly believes in employee wellbeing and, as such, there are a large number of benefits available to all staff members, including subsidised meals, 25 days’ holiday including one week’s holiday at Christmas (job dependent), use of the outstanding sports facilities, subsidised exercise classes and discounts with local and high street shops.

If you are interested, an application form and further details are available from our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 10th January 2022

Millfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff have a responsibility for the safeguarding of children and young people in our care as such you are required to attend necessary child protection training and participate fully in activities that ensure the School stays compliant with statutory child protection and safeguarding guidelines issued to the School by ISI and Ofsted. 

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

The school will not unfairly discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of conviction or other details disclosed. The school makes appointment decisions on the basis of merit and ability. If an applicant has a criminal record this will not automatically bar them from employment with the school. Each case will be decided on its merits in accordance with the objective assessment criteria. 

All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered "spent" except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.