IT Technician
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 07 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2RB |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | b5715c67-efc9-4b61-ba99-35d246334b42 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• To maintain and develop the school’s IT resource for safe, effective use by the pupils and staff;
• To support and advise pupils and staff in the appropriate use of IT;
• To provide the first and second level of technical support to users relating to all IT, telecoms and AV equipment;
• To install new IT equipment, operating systems and software as directed;
• To maintain network access rights including creating individual new user accounts and disabling old ones;
• To undertake daily, weekly and monthly, routine and non-routine checks, maintenance, and fault investigation;
• To assist with the provision and support of IT equipment associated with assemblies, meetings and other presentations;
• To assist with the preparation of IT equipment for open evenings and other events that may occasionally require out of hours working;
• To maintain and repair IT equipment, liaise with third-party maintenance and repair companies or seek specialist assistance in order to ensure safe and efficient operation;
• To diagnose and resolve workstation operating system and software problems, independently where possible, but seeking advice when necessary;
• To assist in the daily and monthly backup routines;
• To ensure the safe storage of equipment, materials and the disposal of waste and hazardous material in line with relevant regulations, guidelines and school procedures;
• To maintain records of stock (including annual stock taking) and loans of equipment and materials, identifying when new stock is required and taking receipt of stock deliveries;
• To ensure the maintenance of the fixed asset register for IT;
• To maintain the IT knowledge base on SharePoint to make sure it is up to date;
• To assist teaching staff as directed and undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post;
• To provide assistance where required within a classroom environment, with bookings for equipment and deliver-ing these devices to the requested classrooms;
• To assist in the maintenance and installation of the school CCTV cameras in conjunction with third parties;
• To assist in the maintenance and installation of the school’s access control system and associated peripherals in conjunction with third parties;
• To work within the requirements of Data Protection and GDPR at all times;
• To assist with staff training in IT;
• To provide assistance in the running of school exams requiring IT resources, including checking an IT provision is working prior to an exam, setting up the required resources and offering assistance to issues that may be presented during an exam.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
The successful candidate must:
• enjoy working with young people and be committed to providing students with a first-class education;
• have personal integrity and the drive to do what is best for the students;
• be a team player;
• be proactive;
• have the capacity to work hard and under pressure;
• be a good communicator;
• have strong numeracy and literacy skills;
• have good ICT skills;
• have ambition;
• have a sense of humour!
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Onsite parking and cycle storage
• Cycle-To-Work Scheme
• Free Flu Vaccines
• Free access to school fitness suite
• Dry cleaning delivery service
• On site car valet service
• Family-focused leave
• Discounted Nuffield Health gym membership
• Subsidised, onsite exercise classes
• Comprehensive Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite financial advice clinics
• ...and more!
Commitment to safeguarding
Churchdown School is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We believe that students have a right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment, which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse, where staff are vigilant for signs of any student in distress and are confident about applying the processes to avert and alleviate any such problems. We have a Safeguarding Policy and procedures in place. All staff must ensure that they are aware of these procedures.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• To maintain and develop the school’s IT resource for safe, effective use by the pupils and staff;
• To support and advise pupils and staff in the appropriate use of IT;
• To provide the first and second level of technical support to users relating to all IT, telecoms and AV equipment;
• To install new IT equipment, operating systems and software as directed;
• To maintain network access rights including creating individual new user accounts and disabling old ones;
• To undertake daily, weekly and monthly, routine and non-routine checks, maintenance, and fault investigation;
• To assist with the provision and support of IT equipment associated with assemblies, meetings and other presentations;
• To assist with the preparation of IT equipment for open evenings and other events that may occasionally require out of hours working;
• To maintain and repair IT equipment, liaise with third-party maintenance and repair companies or seek specialist assistance in order to ensure safe and efficient operation;
• To diagnose and resolve workstation operating system and software problems, independently where possible, but seeking advice when necessary;
• To assist in the daily and monthly backup routines;
• To ensure the safe storage of equipment, materials and the disposal of waste and hazardous material in line with relevant regulations, guidelines and school procedures;
• To maintain records of stock (including annual stock taking) and loans of equipment and materials, identifying when new stock is required and taking receipt of stock deliveries;
• To ensure the maintenance of the fixed asset register for IT;
• To maintain the IT knowledge base on SharePoint to make sure it is up to date;
• To assist teaching staff as directed and undertake other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post;
• To provide assistance where required within a classroom environment, with bookings for equipment and deliver-ing these devices to the requested classrooms;
• To assist in the maintenance and installation of the school CCTV cameras in conjunction with third parties;
• To assist in the maintenance and installation of the school’s access control system and associated peripherals in conjunction with third parties;
• To work within the requirements of Data Protection and GDPR at all times;
• To assist with staff training in IT;
• To provide assistance in the running of school exams requiring IT resources, including checking an IT provision is working prior to an exam, setting up the required resources and offering assistance to issues that may be presented during an exam.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
The successful candidate must:
• enjoy working with young people and be committed to providing students with a first-class education;
• have personal integrity and the drive to do what is best for the students;
• be a team player;
• be proactive;
• have the capacity to work hard and under pressure;
• be a good communicator;
• have strong numeracy and literacy skills;
• have good ICT skills;
• have ambition;
• have a sense of humour!
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Onsite parking and cycle storage
• Cycle-To-Work Scheme
• Free Flu Vaccines
• Free access to school fitness suite
• Dry cleaning delivery service
• On site car valet service
• Family-focused leave
• Discounted Nuffield Health gym membership
• Subsidised, onsite exercise classes
• Comprehensive Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite financial advice clinics
• ...and more!
Commitment to safeguarding
Churchdown School is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We believe that students have a right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment, which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse, where staff are vigilant for signs of any student in distress and are confident about applying the processes to avert and alleviate any such problems. We have a Safeguarding Policy and procedures in place. All staff must ensure that they are aware of these procedures.