IT Technician

IT Technician

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale 4 (£23,114) to Support Staff Pay Scale 10 (£25,545)

Birmingham Ormiston Academy is a 14 to 19 academy specialising in Creative, Digital and Performing Arts. The Academy opened in September 2011 and has over 1000 students. We form part of the BOA Group, which includes the Old Rep Theatre, BOA Stage & Screen in 2021 and BOA Digital Technologies in 2022.

We are now seeking to appoint a well organised, efficient and enthusiastic individual to liaise with the Academy's IT Provider and BOA Trust's Senior IT Technician to provide assistance and technical support to students and members of staff

The role will involve a range of tasks including (but not limited to):

• Managing user accounts within Active Directory (Changing passwords & troubleshooting account issues)
• Changing Toner cartridges and stapler cartridges in Printers & Photocopiers
• Refill paper trays in all copiers on a frequent basis each day for staff and student use
• Keeping an accurate stock check of toners
• Administering content to Internal Digital Signage displays
• Maintaining hardware for Digital Signage (Display and Raspberry Pi)
• Setup of laptops and screens for meetings, presentations and assemblies
• Delivering and collecting laptop trolley bookings to and from classrooms and handling the booking process
• Facilitating laptop and PC requirements for exams and delivering as required.

We are keen to attract individuals with experience of ICT support and a good level of technical knowledge. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more detail.

You will be a proactive individual with excellent IT skills who can meet deadlines and complete tasks to the highest standards. The successful candidate will have a good attention to detail and of experience dealing with young people. Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise at all levels will be key.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a difference to the future of education within a world class academy. If you share the academy’s vision and ambitions, possess a strong desire to work within an ethos of creative collaboration and partnership and want to have a positive impact on young people, families and the community then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Closing date for applications is 10am on 12th June 2024.

We reserve the right to interview ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.