IT Technician

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A large comprehensive academy is seeking an IT Technician to assist in delivering the national curriculum and ensuring health and safety. The role requires a strong knowledge of IT and the ability to train users. This position offers ample professional development and various perks including free lunches and gym membership. The deadline for applications is 9am, Wednesday 15th October.

Benefits

Excellent continuous professional development

Free onsite parking

Subsidised eye care

Gym Membership Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Scheme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of computer software for user training.
• Experience in educational settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of the national curriculum.
• Provide basic instruction/training to users.

Skills

Detailed knowledge of IT

Ability to assist in delivery of the national curriculum

Job description

Salary: £21,565 - £22,397
Hours: 37 hours per week - Term time only plus 5 INSET days (39 weeks)
Start Date: As soon as possible

About the Role
Higham Lane School is delighted to welcome applications for the post of IT Technician to start as soon as possible.
Higham Lane is a large, 11-18 comprehensive academy, set on an attractive site on the Warwickshire-Leicestershire border, easily accessible due to excellent road, train and bus connections.
Achievement in all its forms: artistic, academic, social, cultural, sporting and intellectual is equally valued in our diverse seven-year, knowledge-rich curriculum. We were extremely pleased to have been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2019, one of only a small number of schools in England to have achieved the highest rating that year. We are strongly committed to ensuring that all of the young people in our care make excellent academic progress and we take great pride in securing both impressive progress and high attainment for our students, whatever their starting points. Higham Lane is amongst the highest-achieving non-selective comprehensive schools in Warwickshire and nationally. We are also delighted to have achieved impressive A level results in our high-performing Sixth Form. Our progress figures indicate that our teaching and learning and student behaviour and engagement are excellent! We are excited by the opportunities which our recent merger with the Central England Academy Trust will bring us and are also delighted that the Department for Education has given us permission to open a new secondary Free School, Higham Lane North Academy, within the next few years. In July 2021, we were granted World Class Schools status, one of a very small number of schools to achieve this.

Our school has a strong ethos based on mutual respect between students and staff and very clear expectations regarding students’ effort and behaviour. We enjoy an excellent reputation with parents/carers and are always over-subscribed. You will find a happy, caring and purposeful environment at Higham Lane. Students get on exceptionally well, both with each other and with our staff, who take pride in working here. Our students are encouraged to do their very best in every aspect of their lives and to reach the highest standards, irrespective of their ability. We encourage them to “Be the best you can be!”

At Higham Lane, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you:

• excellent continuous professional development
• reduced workload
• behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• a range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing
• free, onsite parking
• subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
• a Gym Membership Scheme
• a Cycle to Work Scheme
• free lunch for duty staff
• an Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials

Key Requirements
Applications are welcomed from individuals with a detailed knowledge of IT, to assist in delivery of the national curriculum and in meeting health and safety standards. The successful candidate will work under the supervision and guidance of the Senior ICT Technician / member of Senior Leadership Team and provides basic instruction/training to users within school on computer software.

How to apply
Please apply by visiting our website. If you would like to have a chat about this post, please contact Ian Naisbitt, Assistant Headteacher by calling the school on 024 7638 8123.
The closing date for applications is 9am, Wednesday 15th October.

For additional information on the role, please view our Recruitment Pack.

Additional Information section:
Please note our clear expectations regarding personal and professional conduct of staff and the safeguarding of students:

• To have total regard for the need to safeguard students' wellbeing, in accordance with statutory provisions.
• To have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality.
• To have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will also be taken through the School's vetting procedure. Higham Lane School is also strongly committed to protecting personal data. Our Privacy Notice, which can be found under the GDPR section on the School website, describes why and how we collect and use personal data and provides information about individuals’ rights.