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ICT Technician Technicians - Full-time

Weald of Kent Grammar School, Tonbridge

  • Ref:KCC886-4046-367S
  • Posted:23/03/2018
  • Pay:KR4 (£16,968 - £17,826)
  • Start Date:Apr 2018
  • App Close Date:15/04/2018 at 23:45
  • Interviews:To be confirmed

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The ICT Technician will help maintain a continually reliable ICT network throughout the school within, working with the team, suppliers and all school stakeholders to help achieve the best possible teaching, learning and organisational aims.

Keeping abreast of developments in your key areas, thinking creatively and constructively to ensure that the job is done in the most effective and time efficient way, is a key priority for the ICT Technician. 

The ICT Team consists of the IT Manager, Senior ICT Technician, and ICT Technician, and forms part of the broader support function within the School.  Its purpose is to provide a professional, efficient, reliable and cost effective ICT support service, which facilitates and enhances teaching, student learning and general administration across the whole school.

The team support a network of approximately 600 school-owned devices made up of PCs, laptops and some tablet or hybrid devices with a bring your own device scheme currently running for Sixth Form and staff. All of the school’s core services are virtualised using HyperV, backed up using Redstor, and the switching fabric uses HP Procurve switches and Ruckus for the wireless provision. Users have the iamcloud plugin which enables all user space to be hosted off site though Office 365.

As an ‘Investors in People’ school we are committed to staff development and offer the opportunity for excellent professional development in order to prepare for future career progression.

For more information about this post or to arrange a visit prior to applying please contact Charlotte Hollands, HR@wealdgs.org. Further details are available on our website, www.wealdgs.org.

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out for the successful candidate.

Appointments may be made where a suitable candidate is found prior to the closing date.

Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JP (01732 373500)

Information about the school

Weald of Kent is a selective Girls’ Grammar School for 11-18 year olds with a roll of approximately 2000 students including our co-educational Sixth Form. The school is one of the highest performing schools in the country. We aspire to excel at everything we do. Owing to our continued success were thrilled to have been given permission by the Secretary of State to expand and mirror what we deliver at our Tonbridge campus in a campus at Sevenoaks, which opened in September 2017. In addition to the exciting new facilities, we have also invested in our Tonbridge campus which now has a state of the art Sports Hall and university style Sixth Form Study Centre. A new science block and new English classrooms have been built this year. Both campuses are situated in beautiful rural settings with far reaching views across the Garden of England with excellent transport links.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Mrs E Bone
  • Address:Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JP
  • Telephone: (01732) 373500
  • Email: hr@wealdgs.org

Fax: (01732) 770536

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.