IT Technician - Full-time

Ebbsfleet Academy, Swanscombe

• Ref:KCC886-4001-370S
• Posted:28/03/2023
• Pay:£22,864 per annum + 25 days annual leave
• Start Date:June 2023
• App Close Date:17/04/2023 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Do you have a positive and helpful attitude towards work and colleagues? Can you work efficiently as part of an extended team? Do you have a willingness to perform above and beyond normal expectations when necessary? If you answered yes to all of the above, continue reading!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Working as part of the Trust IT team, we are seeking to appoint an experienced IT Technician to join Ebbsfleet Academy in June 2023. In this role you would play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of our IT services for the benefit of our staff and students. You will have up to date knowledge of IT best practice, products and statutory requirements, and be looking for a promotion or a move into an exciting new role.

The IT Technician will;

• ​​​​​Respond to requests for ICT support in accordance with Help Desk procedures and priorities. To resolve issues within Service Level Agreements (SLA's) assigned by the helpdesk
• Support the Trusts Cluster Managers with install, support and maintenance of all the Academies Trust IT hardware and services ​​​​​Support Trust Projects by carrying out specific testing as directed by the Project Team. Provide reports on testing that has been completed
• Liaise with users during Project Testing periods to ensure new systems are performing to user requirements.

This is a permanent position offering a salary of £22,864 per annum based on 37 hours per week. The hours are Monday-Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm with a 30-minute break each day. 

Our successful candidate will;

• Be part of a Trust-wide team of approx. 30 IT Technicians with a wealth of experience between them, so you'll be part of a close-knit and supportive group of colleagues 
• Receive a starting salary of £22,864 but also be eligible for annual pay progression based on success in your role 
• Receive 25 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays) which increases to 30 days when you've been employed for 5 years 
• Have opportunities to work across multiple Leigh Academies Trust sites, expanding your skill-set in a variety of ways 
• Have access to a range of career development opportunities 
• Have access to an attractive pension scheme (LGPS)

Information about the school

Welcome to Ebbsfleet Academy, where we are committed to doing whatever it takes to make sure all our students receive an outstanding education and achieve exceptional things. We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.

Ebbsfleet Academy opened in September 2013; we are on a journey to become an over-subscribed school that children walk to, with their friends, where they enjoy coming and a school of which they feel proud. We are building an ethos that creates a belief that we can all achieve our goals and better our futures. We are developing independent, resilient and respectful individuals, who are ready to learn for themselves. We want all our students to achieve the highest qualifications they can, but also to fulfil all their potential, academic and personal, sporting, creative and artistic. We want our pupils to leave school as well-rounded, confident young people, with an awareness of the wider world, and a desire and ambition to play an active part in it, all of which is encapsulated in Ebbsfleet Academy’s motto - Aspire and Excel!

We are a dynamic and successful 11-18 academy serving the local community. We have students of all abilities and from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom contribute to the richness of our school population. Our curriculum is based around the needs of our students and consists of a rich blend of academic and vocational qualifications, all supported by fantastic learning resources. We are extremely proud of our record to date, of our constantly improving results and of our 'Good' Ofsted outcome (October 2019). We have a clear commitment to the highest of expectations and achievement for all, with an excellent team of committed staff and outstanding facilities.

Values and vision - To be an outstanding community academy, whose focus is on learning, as well as on personal and social development, and to be ambitious for all regardless of circumstance. At Ebbsfleet Academy our aim is to get the best out of every student; excellence in teaching and learning is therefore at the heart of our work. - Our ambition is to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential, develop as courteous, confident and capable young people and leave with an education that has fully equipped them to go on to university or the career of their choice.

Our vision is based on three core values: - ‘Be Ready, Work Hard, Be Nice’. In working towards instilling these values in our students, we strive to provide a safe, healthy and stimulating environment for all.

Following our recent Ofsted news, where we were praised for being on track for an Outstanding rating, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a school that is moving forward at an exceptional pace!

'We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.' Gurjit Kaur Shergill, Principal

Job Contact Information

• Name:Talent Team, Leigh Academies Trust
• Address:Carnation Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

Documents

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• IT Technician | Job Description | Ebbsfleet Academy