Primary IT Technician

37 hours a week, 52 weeks a year

Wellington Lions and Wellington Eagles Primary Academy are looking to recruit an IT Technician who can confidently provide hardware and software support to staff and students within the schools.

The Successful candidate will:

• Be able to provide an outstanding level of IT Support and IT Project related activities to staff and students within the school.
• Be a first point of contact for ICT Support within a school.
• Provide classroom support for teachers using the computer systems across the schools including connectivity to school systems, projectors and printers.
• Install, configure and maintain software and hardware components.
• Maintain hardware across the school, repair and replace damaged computers and network complaints.
• Diagnose, test and troubleshoot repeated problems or service issues raised through the service desk and escalating those issues that cannot be resolved.
• Maintain and record IT documentation.
• Well-presented and have excellent communication skills and a friendly approachable manner with the ability to work as part of a team and independently as required.
• To provide support and advice on the use of IT services.
• To undertake IT projects as directed by the business needs of the organization.
• To provide and maintain staff user accounts applying the Trust IT policies and co-ordinating with other teams as required. 

What we offer:

• The chance to work within a well-run, friendly supportive environment.
• To work with a dedicated team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.
• Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop.
• Onsite parking.
• Pension Scheme.
• Fantastic benefit scheme with discounts on food and clothes retailers, to holiday and cinema, online fitness and recipes from Hello Fresh.

The right candidate will have:

• A Level or equivalent in IT Support or any related subject.
• Level 2 in English and Maths.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with school staff, and other agencies.
• Professional Appearance. 

Closing date: Midday, Tuesday 28 September 2021

Please download and complete an Application Form, CV’s are not accepted. 

The role requires unsupervised working with children and is a regulated activity as defined in the latest version of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Wellington Primary Academy is committed to ensuring the highest level of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all our staff and volunteers share this commitment.

Wellington Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Please note any position that involves working with children requires a declaration if ALL convictions and cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as ‘spent’. An enhanced DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences.

References will be obtained before the interview, at the shortlisting stage, and will be used as part of the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one reference must be from this employment, regardless of whether this is the current employer. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.