School IT Technician - Full-time

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, Wilmington

• Ref:KCC886-5403-206S
• Posted:02/02/2024
• Pay:Grade 6 (Point 17 to 21) £24,338 to £27,075pa
• Start Date:March 2024
• App Close Date:25/02/2024 at 23:45
• Interviews:Shortly after closing

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Job Title  

School IT Technician

Salary      

Grade 6 (Point 17 to 21) £24,338 to £27,075pa

Hours8:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday, all year round.

Are you passionate about IT and want to make a difference working in IT within the education sector?

We have an exciting opportunity for a new school-based IT Technician to join our IT support team at Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. You will work within the Trust's IT team to support the day to day maintenance and operation of the schools’ IT system and act as the first line of IT support for staff and students.

You will be working on-site under the direction of the school’s IT Manager. Some travel across the other schools within the trust (all within the Dartford area) will be required from time to time.

Our Ideal candidates will:

•   Have a good understanding of IT technologies including Office 365 Administration, MS Deployment Toolkit, VOIP Telephone Systems
• Have prior experience in providing first line IT support to end-users.
• Educated to GCSE English and Maths or equivalent, with relevant IT qualifications e.g. Microsoft, Cisco.

Experience of working in an educational setting is desirable but not essential, and we welcome applicants with relevant experience from other industry sectors.

Career with Endeavour MAT - what we can offer you:

As well as offering you a competitive salary with pay progression opportunities, you will also be working in a brand-new purpose-built setting with great facilities and with a team of talented, engaged and motivated colleagues. Our common values of respect, integrity, determination, equality of opportunity and self-management help instil a strong work ethic among staff and students alike and our supportive culture provides what many of our existing staff describe as a ‘family feel’ within our Trust.

Application Process:

The deadline for applications is Midnight on Sunday 25th February 2024, with interviews expected to take place shortly afterwards. 

Information about the school

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (often referred to as WGSB) is an extremely considerate school with a wonderful learning environment and atmosphere.

The key focus for ensuring our students gain the best possible education is to provide them with the highest quality teaching within the best learning environments. Continually developing the quality of their teaching and pedagogy is the number one priority for all our staff. The schools senior leadership team prioritises their attention to supporting what is happening day by day in the classroom and there is a relentless focus on continually raising standards and expectations which is equally endorsed and monitored by the schools governing body. The staff and students continually rise to the challenge.

The school is comparatively small with a six form entry in Y7/8 and a five form entry in Y9-11 with a total number of students on roll measuring approximately 1050 including an expanding joint Sixth Form with Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (WGSG). The school’s size and embedded ethos of care and support is the key feature of its reputation in the local community.

WGSB is a member of the Endeavour MAT family of schools, which pride themselves on setting consistently high expectations, securing outstanding outcomes and delivering exceptional standards of teaching and learning for all. Our students are encouraged to develop resilience and are supported to become innovative and thoughtful problem solvers via the Endeavour mindset programme.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Emma Edwards
• Address:Common Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7DA
• Telephone: 01322
• Email: eedwards@wgsb.co.uk

Documents

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• Applicant Info Pack
• Job Description and Person Specification