IT Technician/IT Apprenticeship opportunity
Larkmead School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1RF16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,656.00 - £28,163.00 Annually (Actual) Apprenticeship opportunity is Support Staff Grade 3 £23,656 - £24,027.00. IT Technician Support Staff Grade 6 £25,992.00 - £28,163.00
IT Technician/IT Apprenticeship opportunity job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Larkmead School for or the position of an IT Technician following the recent re-location of a member of the team. This is a full time, 52 week contracted position working with the school environment. We would welcome applications from candidates seeking an Apprenticeship opportunity where the relevant time will be given for studying.
To work as a part of a small team to support pupils and staff in the appropriate use of ICT. You will also assist in maximising the availability of ICT systems by responding to and resolving first line support calls and co-ordinating our ICT helpdesk.
Applicants should be educated to GCSE Level or equivalent, and have experience with Windows 10, Office 2019, Office 365. You will require excellent interpersonal skills when dealing with staff, pupils and external agencies, as well as a sense of humour.
OBJECTIVES:
Support ICT service to meet the needs of students, staff and visitors.
Maintenance of a healthy and stable working ICT environment.
MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Desktop and application support
Network support
Health & Safety.
Support Request Management
Additional Departmental Responsibilities.
Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.
We offer:
- an excellent programme of induction and training which seeks to provide an excellent foundation for career progression
- competitive local government pension scheme
- a forward thinking environment which recognises the benefits of considering flexible working patterns
- a friendly, caring, supportive and collaborative team environment
- a professional environment dedicated to Teaching and Learning with a supportive, dedicated and hardworking staff
- Commitment to a positive culture and robust positive behaviour management
- A commitment to recognise previous, continuous service.
- A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Eligible for Blue Light discount card
- Free parking
- Free Eye Care Voucher
Larkmead is a school with clear, positive values, which add positive value to our students and staff. We are a diverse community and greatly value the contribution that colleagues from different backgrounds and with different experiences bring to our school.
If this sounds like the sort of opportunity and environment you are looking for in your career journey and you feel that you possess these attributes, then we very much look forward to meeting you.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch and visit the school prior to making a formal application.
The school reserves the right to consider and interviews candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.
Larkmead School is a member of the Cambrian Learning Trust. Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information. Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools' community.
Commitment to safeguarding
At Larkmead safeguarding and student welfare is of paramount importance and to that end we will always put the physical and mental wellbeing of students first.
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 Larkmead School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 917 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Larkmead School website
Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead Promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.
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