Senior ICT Consultant - Education - High Wycombe

Planet Recruitment; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior ICT Consultant in High Wycombe to support a Trust of primary schools. This role involves managing IT hardware and software, ensuring effective delivery of ICT solutions. Responsibilities include resolving technical issues, supporting school staff, and leading installations of network systems. Ideal candidates should possess strong skills in Windows Server, Active Directory, and delivering excellent customer service. This position offers a competitive salary between £30,000 and £35,000.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Car scheme

Cycle scheme

Eye care scheme

Mental health first aid

Employee assistance programme

Employee recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to handle 2nd/3rd line ICT issues and respond to emergencies.
• Experience leading installations of servers and networks.
• Proven customer service skills with positive communication.

Responsibilities

• Support Trust of primary schools, managing customer accounts and IT hardware.
• Resolve technical issues and provide robust solutions.
• Lead installation/repair of computers and network systems.

Skills

Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft Operating Systems

Virtualisation Technologies – particularly HyperV

Cloud Technologies – Office365/Azure

Outstanding levels of customer service

Excellent team player

Job description

Position: Senior ICT Consultant

Location: High Wycombe

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Car scheme
• Cycle scheme
• Eye care scheme
• Mental health first aid
• Employee assistance programme
• Employee recognition scheme

This role will involve supporting a Trust of primary schools where you will be the liaison between your school, ensuring that they are kept informed about the products and services and managing customer accounts which will involve maintaining the IT hardware and software across the school sites helping them to improve their ICT provision and enable them to deliver effective teaching and learning through ICT solutions.

Responsibilities

• Ability to handle 2nd/3rd line issues, respond to ICT emergencies & school complaints.
• Resolve and manage any technical issues that impact the running of the school's function by providing robust technical solutions.
• Provide internal network support.
• Help with the support/mentoring of the 1st/2nd support roles.
• Enforcing and monitoring in line with School policies.
• Internal staff training.
• Lead on the installation or repair of computers with standardised applications and networking software, diagnosing and solving problems that develop in their operations.
• Responsible for a wide range of technical duties associated with the computer network and desktop services, primarily in connection with existing installations and upgrading of these installations. (Desktop computers, iPads, printers, telephones, scanners, projectors, PA equipment, AV lecterns and hardware).

Skills/Abilities

• Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft Operating Systems
• Virtualisation Technologies – particularly HyperV
• Cloud Technologies – Office365/Azure
• Experience of leading on installations of servers and networks
• Ability to make proactive decisions when an ICT emergency occurs.
• Outstanding levels of customer service with positive & pro‑active communication skills both verbal and written
• Flexible and adaptable
• Friendly and approachable
• Excellent team player
• Able to work independently and good at planning and organising own time effectively

Planet Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Planet Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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