Senior Systems Technician
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Kent Scheme 8: £25,238-£28,781 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- October/November 2019
- Apply by:
- 24 September 2019
Job overview
Senior Systems Technician
Required from October/November 2019
Full-Time All Year Round Contract, 37 hours per week
Kent Scheme Salaries 8: £25,238-£28,781 per annum
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the Systems Team at MGGS. The successful applicant will provide an advanced, efficient and effective technical support service to all users of the school systems and support the maintenance and ongoing development of the network infrastructure, IT resources, and other relevant systems along with co-ordinating technical support for the Computer Hub training.
Applicants should possess advanced knowledge and experience of Microsoft and Google technologies including current server and desktop operating system and server roles, along with computer/network infrastructure equipment and cloud based systems. Knowledge and experience of server virtualisation technologies would also be an advantage.
The successful applicant will contribute to the day to day support and development of the school’s systems and provide a high level of support for teaching and learning. This role will also involve working on projects to further develop our systems including equipment rollouts and upgrades. Applicants should also be confident in the use of audio/visual systems.
The ability to work and communicate with a range of people at all levels, including young people, will be essential. Applicants should have an IT related degree or equivalent experience, or another relevant IT qualification.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of over 1200 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 320. Since July 2019 we have been appointed by the Department for Education as a Computer Hub in recognition of the expertise the school has evidenced in Computing Education and will take a lead in training teachers across the south east in the delivery of Computing. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development and healthcare scheme.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted)
Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website www.mggs.org Applicants should complete our application form and email, along with covering letter, to the Headteacher’s PA. If you require any additional information please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org
Applications welcomed immediately
Closing Date: 8am on Thursday, 12th September 2019
Interview Date: Tuesday, 17th September 2019
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About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
At Maidstone Grammar School for Girls we place a very high value on creating a caring community in which everyone feels confident and valued. This is a priority for us as we know that students flourish and succeed when they feel happy and secure. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust and mutual respect, and students show respect for each other and for the process of learning.
Academic excellence is very important to us too. We want everyone to feel engaged and excited by learning and to experience the pleasure of achieving personal goals. Our students are keen to learn and we are able to respond positively to differing needs and strengths with the right balance of support and challenge. Our specialist science status, Thinking Schools and Investors in Careers awards indicate the breadth of expertise across the curriculum.
We also value the development of creativity, responsibility, physical and personal skills. Students are encouraged to participate in the full MGGS experience, with its strong emphasis on community and charity work, dramatic, musical and sports events. When they leave the school, students are mature and well-qualified young people with the confidence to benefit from the opportunities ahead of them and to make a positive contribution to the wider world.
We are proud of the school’s long and distinguished history in Maidstone, and are committed to preparing our students for the technologies, work patterns and necessary skills required to meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Every student who attends the school has talents: our job is to find these, and foster them and develop in everyone a love of learning for its own sake and a pride in striving for and achieving excellence.
As an employer we offer the opportunity to work with high ability students in a supportive, friendly and forward-thinking environment and support for professional development is strong. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,229 students with a mixed sixth form of 381.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school”
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