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  • Start date details

    September 2024

  • Closing date

    12 July 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    28 June 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,979.00 - £27,334.00 Annually (Actual)

ICT Technician job summary

We are looking for an ICT Technician to provide technical support to staff and students at the academy, working with the Group IT Manager, the post combines a need for excellent IT knowledge with user support skills.

You must have the technical knowledge along with a proactive mindset to be the first point of call in providing effective technical support service to students and all staff (teaching and support) at the academy. You will need to be prepared to support a wide range of users, be flexible and enjoy working with young people, ensuring the daily operation of the school’s IT systems and infrastructure.

The role will be working 37 hours per week, all year round with 26 days annual leave (increasing to 29 days after 5 years service).

At Ormiston Sudbury Academy we are passionate about the education, care and development of young people. First and foremost, we support and challenge our students to find and fulfil their academic potential. We want every student to leave with the best set of qualifications they can attain. Pastoral care is a great strength of the school and the values of kindness and respect that staff model are instilled in the students. Our academy is a caring environment in which students and staff make use of high quality learning opportunities to develop their maximum academic, moral, social and spiritual potential. We are committed to developing equality of opportunity for all. We seek to continually improve and to work not simply harder but more effectively, as individuals and with others.

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of Ormiston Academies Trust, a MAT of 43 primary and secondary academies. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust.

We are looking for an individual who:

  • Has experience or appropriate qualification that shows a strong understanding of all the requirements of the role as detailed in the job description.
  • Is highly organised and has the ability to plan well.
  • Has excellent communication skills and can work closely with students, staff and stakeholders at all levels.
  • Enjoys working as part of a team to ensure success for all.
  • Is dynamic, innovated and self motivated.
  • Has a commitment to continuous learning.

If you are familiar with the application of ICT in education and Microsoft 365 management, so much the better, but it’s your passion for best practice and your meticulous attention to detail that will matter most.

If you would relish the opportunity of working with us in our supportive and stimulating professional environment, then we would welcome your application.

Please apply before the closing date of 12th July. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Nicola Logan, Director of Finance and Business via email at: Nlogan@ormistonsudbury.co.uk

Ormiston Sudbury Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Commitment to safeguarding

OAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the expectation is that all staff will share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS and barred list check.

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About Ormiston Sudbury Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
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School size
703 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19

Ormiston Sudbury Academy is based in the market town of Sudbury, which is in the southwest of Suffolk, near the Essex border. It has been part of OAT for over 10 years, joining the trust in September 2012. The school is an 11-18 co-educational academy with just over 700 students. The number of students who are eligible for pupil premium funding is slightly above the national average. Students’ ability on entry is historically lower than the national average and attainment and progress remains a key improvement priority for the school moving forwards. Ormiston Sudbury Academy has a reputation as a caring, community school where students thrive.

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