IT Technician

ASPIRE, GROW, SUCCEED

Do you have specific experience of supporting IT systems?

Would you like to move your career to the next level and join a team who are enthusiastic, committed and talented?

If so, we want to hear from you!

We require a full-time IT Technician to work with our IT team to maintain and improve our school network infrastructure. This is a customer facing position, whereby you will deliver swift and effective support to teaching and support staff and other professionals within the classroom and school offices. As such you must be experienced working within a fast moving business/school setting and be able to maintain, install and monitor IT equipment. 

A recognised IT qualification and knowledge, or understanding of, IT in a school setting would be advantageous, but is not essential, as training will be provided for the right candidate. 

The hours for this role will be 37 hours per week, all year round.

Our Culture

We are proud to be building a school that, by 2025, will be delivering an exceptional quality of education. We are true to our core values and enable our employees to engage in challenging and rewarding work whilst, at the same time, supporting them to aspire, grow and succeed. We believe that engaged, motivated and happy staff are the foundation of a successful school community.

Our Values

Allerton Grange is a thriving, all-ability, multi-cultural school with 1,700 students aged 11–18. We have increased our Year 7 intake to 300 and have waiting lists in every year group. We combine the benefits of a large school, with its many opportunities to study a wide range of subjects, with a friendly environment which is socially and culturally diverse.

The Allerton Grange values are the behaviours and qualities expected in our staff community. We are looking to recruit individuals who live these values on a daily basis.

• Integrity
• Compassion
• Community
• Humility
• Emotional Intelligence
• Courage
• Collaborative
• Diligent
• A Role Model
• A Critical Thinker

To excel in this role, the ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Be a team player with exceptional communication/inter-personal skills
• Have excellent IT skills with experience of trouble shooting and providing a professional service to users in a business setting
• Have a resilient mind-set and positive approach when faced with challenging situations.
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Have the ability to be relied upon and to keep to timings in the school day/yearly calendar.
• Be highly motivated and able to keep up to date with best practice, always ensuring systems are compliant with regulatory/legal requirements

In return, we can offer you:

• A positive, fast-paced, working environment focused on making a difference for young people
• Excellent building resources and facilities.
• An opportunity to grow within your role.

If you share our values and ambition, have a proven track record, and relish a new challenge, we look forward to receiving your application.

If you would like to apply for this post, please download the application pack from this site, or email the school for an application pack. Alternatively, you can telephone leaving your postal address. The pack will include further details, including how to apply.

Closing date: Midnight on 3 October 2024.

Allerton Grange is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expects all staff, Governors and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and safeguarding recruitment checks.

We are also an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates.