Trainee Digital Infrastructure Technician

Leeds City Council; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority in Wetherby is seeking a Trainee Digital Infrastructure Technician to support the development of digital infrastructure in schools. The successful candidate will collaborate with a team and contribute to a caring and inclusive ethos. Ideal candidates should be tenacious and flexible, with a passion for helping students. This role supports a proactive educational approach, ensuring all students have the opportunity to achieve their potential.

Qualifications

• Tenacious, flexible approach in a fast-moving environment.
• Passion for helping children progress and develop.
• Solution-focused and collaborative attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support digital infrastructure to enhance learning experiences.
• Work collaboratively within a team to achieve educational goals.

Job description

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Wetherby High School is a forward-thinking school in a semi-rural area of North Leeds. We are proud of our caring and inclusive reputation and have a strong team of professionals committed to developing and delivering a rich learning experience for all our students.

Our school community is based upon an inclusive and restorative ethos that we believe best allows every student the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We are now looking to appoint a Trainee Digital Infrastructure Technician who has the tenacity, skills and flexibility to work in a fast-moving environment and the passion to help our children to progress and develop. The successful candidate will have a solution focussed, collaborative approach and be keen to develop a career in IT.

It is essential that the post holder shares our school ethos which is firmly rooted in a restorative approach and the following values: to 'Know our children well'; to be 'Partners in Learning'; to develop 'Character for Achievement'; to 'Enjoy and Aspire'. We firmly believe that in order to move forwards we need to be prepared and able to 'do things differently and do different things'.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.