IT/Media Support Technician
Sir John Lawes School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4QP13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,889.00 - £27,115.00 Annually (FTE) H4 + fringe
IT/Media Support Technician job summary
IT/MEDIA SUPPORT TECHNICIAN
Sir John Lawes School, Harpenden (Scholars’ Education Trust)
Grade: H4
Salary: £25,889 to £27,115 per annum including Fringe allowance.
Contract: Permanent full year (52 weeks)
Hours: 37 hrs per week 8.00am – 4.30pm, 4.00pm finish on Fridays (1 hour break)
Holiday: 25 days + Bank Holidays
Start Date: ASAP
Sir John Lawes School is one of the founder schools of the Trust. Opened in 1939 it still occupies the original historic building as well as additional areas dedicated to specific subjects e.g. music, D&T. An Ofsted rated Outstanding school, Sir John Lawes goes from strength to strength with results improving and numbers growing.
To support us along this journey we are now recruiting a first line Media and IT Technician, we are looking for a problem-solving ethos and a desire to learn.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Provide first line support including:
Troubleshooting and resolving IT issues for staff & students.
Hardware/software/printer issues – PCs, iMacs, iPads, laptops.
Work reported issues/requests via tickets in a Helpdesk system.
Supporting student & staff iPads via Endpoint/Intune
Support & maintain classroom technologies, e.g. projectors, PCs, interactive screens
Occasional installation of software on specific PCs.
Support school events by setting up A/V equipment, microphones, projectors etc.
Ensure the Teaching & Learning needs of the school are met.
Build relationships with staff and understand their requirements.
Work unsupervised when the Team Leader is away.
Occasionally there is a requirement to work after 4.30pm to support events e.g. parents’ evening. This extra time worked is returned as time off in lieu.
We believe that the person is more important than their experience. If you feel that you don’t match every point of required experience or knowledge but are ready to step up and learn, we welcome your application.
We offer personal development training opportunities, overseen and delivered by a highly experienced IT Team to develop the right candidate’s knowledge and skills.
We encourage the IT support staff in all our schools to collaborate and help each other, and we provide communications channels to facilitate this.
Benefits of working with us include:
- Annual cross trust conference
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme from day one of employment
- Access to Wellbeing Programme (physio, GP service, counselling, menopause support and more) after 2 years
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work scheme
- Free eye test every 2 years via SpecSavers
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Discounts and deals via Teachers’ Discount
- Free parking
- Holidays not restricted to school holidays
We offer excellent local government pension scheme membership with an employer’s contribution of 21.65%.
We consider all staff to be role models for our pupils, therefore we have a dress code of business casual (e.g no denim, hoodies, trainers, polo shirts etc).
Further details and an application form are available from Central HR at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, the school website www.sjl.herts.sch.uk or on 01727 734422.
Diversity: The Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
Closing date: 9am, 31 January 2025
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Declaration of criminal offences
The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Sir John Lawes School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1347 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Sir John Lawes School website (opens in new tab)
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