IT Technician

Job Title: IT Technician     

Location: Northampton

Salary: NJC Grade F Points 6 – 7 (£23,893 – £24,294)

Start Date: ASAP  

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-Time – 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year  

About Our School:

At Abbeyfield School, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, aspirational, happy, and hard-working community. We strive to provide the best education, empowering pupils to become young adults with the best qualifications possible. Our mission is to educate, keep pupils safe, and promote their personal development. Pupils are expected to attend school daily, look smart, be ready to learn, and follow our routines: Right Place – Right Time – All the Time.

About the IT Department:  

Our IT department is dedicated to providing exceptional support to ensure a seamless technological experience for our entire school community. As part of our team, you will work closely with the Regional IT Manager and schools-based IT staff to deliver day-to-day IT support, ensuring that our systems run smoothly and efficiently. We pride ourselves on being ambassadors for the school and the principal, representing our institution with professionalism and integrity in all matters.

About You:

As an IT Technician at Abbeyfield School, you will bring your expertise and enthusiasm to support our technological infrastructure, ensuring a reliable and innovative learning environment for all. Our ideal candidate would:

·      Have excellent customer service skills, and proven ability to achieve high standards of end user satisfaction.

·      Have strong communication, numeracy and literacy skills.

·      Hold the ability to prioritise tasks, trouble shoot and problem-solve under pressure.

Requirements:

To apply for the IT Technician opportunity, you must hold:

·      GCSE’s (including mathematics and English) or equivalent.

·      Recent and relevant experience of working in the IT sector.  

·      Knowledge of Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Active Directory, Anti-Virus, Web Filtering Systems, office software and other desktop products.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 13,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:

CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.

We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

Next Steps:

Application Closing Date: Sunday 24th November

Interview Date: w.c 2nd December at Abbeyfield School, Northampton

Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.

If you would like to arrange a confidential conversation

with the Line Manager of this position, please contact our administrative team

on enquiries@abbeyfieldschool.org.uk who would be happy to assist in arranging

this.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.