IT Technician - Site Based

The Gorse Academies Trust, Leeds, LS27 0LZ

130 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • IT support
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37hours per week, all year round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: C1 (SCP12-17) £27,711 - £30,060

What skills and experience we're looking for

• GCSE Grade C/4 and above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
• A relevant Level 3 qualification, or willing to work towards.
• Experience of managing competing priorities and working to tight timescales.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further details about the role

The GORSE Academies Trust are seeking to appoint a skilled, passionate technologist with a keen interest in customer service, for the role of IT Technician. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of providing remote and onsite support to customers, ideally within an education setting. They will be committed to ensuring that IT Services are safe, secure, and robust, whilst maintaining flexible, friendly and strong working relationships with all stakeholders. The successful candidate will join an established IT Service Hub, based onsite at one of our secondary academies.

About us:

GORSE have established a long-standing culture of excellence where ‘high challenge, high support’ is commonplace. Our trust will be made up of 15 establishments by September 2025. In addition to this, we also operate GORSE SCITT and Leeds Teaching School Hub, important establishments in their own right. Ensuring that each element of the trust, including the central team, performs at its best to make certain that all children, especially those whose who are disadvantaged, have the opportunity to secure the Gift of Choice, is the central mission of GORSE.

The Digital Services team supports all academies within The GORSE Academies Trust allowing all members of the team to share knowledge and best practice effectively. The GORSE Digital Services team delivers all of their own Technical Projects giving a wealth of opportunities for CPD. We have a number of learning modules and certification programs available to the successful candidate.

If you would like to know more about our Trust, please visit our website at www.tgat.org.uk.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Applying for the job

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About The Gorse Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Gorse Academies Trust website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@tgat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-gorse-academies-trust (opens in new tab)

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