Software and Data Administrator
St John's College School
Cambridge
- £28,000 - £35,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2022
Job overview
Internally known as Information Systems Administrator, which supports the work of the Director of Operations in the maintenance of the School’s information and communications systems, becomes available from May 2022. The School’s Information Systems architecture is a complex one, involving a combination of off-the-shelf packages and bespoke systems which have been developed in-house. Information is also delivered via the School’s website (www.sjcs.co.uk). The position will suit candidates with strong IT skills and proven success in a similar information systems support or data administration role. It will be of particular interest to those who are able to demonstrate that they can learn new systems quickly, have a passion for maintaining the quality of data and can evidence an ability to learn and understand the structure of complex database systems.
The tasks for this role focus largely on the administration of the PASS/3Sys system and related systems, reports and queries, as well as the website, though the Information Systems Administrator will also provide support in other areas, for example administration of the parents’ evening booking system.
The successful candidate is likely to offer the following:
- A further educational qualification in an appropriate discipline or comparable work experience
- Strong IT skills and a willingness to undertake further training as necessary
- Experience in a similar Systems, Data or Application Support role
- Experience in administering website content management systems (HTML knowledge is not required but will be an advantage)
- Knowledge of SQL and experience in designing and building reports
- Excellent organisational, logic and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and excellent degree of accuracy
- Excellent communication, literacy and proofreading skills
- A capacity to work in a team and also to be self-managing
- An ability to work to deadlines
- The ability to multi-task, be flexible and adapt
- A respect for colleagues and an understanding both of education in general and of the school’s specific ethos and aims.
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About St John's College School
Set in the heart of Cambridge, St John’s College School has long enjoyed and deserved a national reputation for the exceptional quality of education and care it provides, which focuses on fostering the aptitudes and nurturing the growth of each child. St John’s has been awarded national Best Prep School and national Best Prep School Head awards in the Tatler Schools Awards. Its teaching has been rated ‘inspirational’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate and it is the first of the very few to have achieved the coveted ‘exceptional’ grade for children’s attainment. At St John’s, we believe in a childhood filled with affection, in which children know that they are known and valued, in which they learn to trust themselves and each other, in which they find and express their voice, discover the difference they can make for themselves and others, learn to think for themselves, to question, to collaborate, to be independent, to own and take charge of their learning and their lives.
A curriculum that believes in children draws from them the highest and the deepest levels of attainment. Though we are not selective in our Kindergarten, our children are on average at the 85th centile on national tests or ability before they leave. Our exam results are outstanding and our 60 leavers gain on average around 25 scholarships to the strongest schools. Up to one-third of our past pupils in due course gain Oxbridge places each year, more than in the most academically selective of schools: our children continue to be exceptional learners.
The School is located in leafy Grange Road, a short walk across the playing fields from the centre of town and the College, at the heart of which sits the Chapel, home to the internationally renowned College Chapel Choir. The School site has undergone significant rebuilding or redevelopment in the last five years to ensure the facilities, layout and fabric of the buildings fully support the delivery of the School’s ethos.
The majority of children proceed at 13+ to day schools in Cambridge, each of which sets its own Entrance exams, predominantly in English and Maths. About one-third of the children proceed at 13+ to boarding schools via Common Entrance while others will proceed via Academic Scholarship examinations.
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