ICT vacancy Dorset

[witch]

Job information
Job title ICS Senior Technician
Job summary Salary: Dorset Grade 7 - £17,154 - £19,463
REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

ICT technician required to work within a rapidly expanding school situation. Previous experience with Windows 2000 server, Windows XP, Office XP and Exchange 2000 desirable.

IF THIS IS YOU, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

Contact the Headteacher’s PA, Mrs N Larkam, immediately for an application pack:
Email nlarkam@blandfordschool.org.uk
Job type School Support
Location North Dorset
Town Blandford

Posting date 13/03/2008
Closing date 02/04/2008

Post number SENIOR TECHNICIAN
Employer details
Employer Dorset County Council
Directorate Children's Services
Service The Blandford School
Contact
The Blandford School
Milldown Road
Blandford Forum
Dorset
Postcode DT11 7SQ
Phone 01258 451121
Fax 01258 454755
Email office@blandford.dorset.sch.uk

[powdarrmonkey]

Sounds like a dream. Do you know much about the school/LEA/area?

[kylewilliamson]

Wasnt the same school looking for a network manager a few weeks ago?! What the hell's going on with the staff turnover?

Kyle

[ITWombat]

Wasnt the same school looking for a network manager a few weeks ago?! What the hell's going on with the staff turnover?

Yeah. I was thinking that too. The old NM won a national prize for telephony so it's not entirely surprising that he might have moved on to better things.

[witch]

The school itself is quite a good one but I can't find out about why they need a new tech. As you say, I think the NM has moved on to better things, but judging by the state of the website I wonder if the tech just left in a hurry after the NM went?
I might apply myself just for the experience - other commitments make it hard to work anything but term time only - but you never know, they could be flexible.
I already work for the same LEA and they seem fine - I presume there are separate Admin and Curriculum networks as there are in my two schools - if so, you never need to touch SIMS again as admin stuff is all done (badly in my opinion) by the LEA

[FN-GM]

Its not all that good money for a Senior Technician, they are on not much more than me. I am just a Technician

[john]

Its not bad money really for it, as for you being on that Zak, WTF hows that work?! ur 16 with limited experience how on earth can you be worth that salary?!

[localzuk]

That's the same as I get paid and I'm a NM... I'm 23, have several years experience etc... So how did you get that much zak?

[FN-GM]

im 17 john, it must be the area i am in. The closer you get to Manchester the higher pay.

What’s my age got to do with anything?? Just because i am younger doesn't mean i should be getting any less than you for the same job.

[localzuk]

im 17 john, it must be the area i am in. The closer you get to Manchester the higher pay.

What’s my age got to do with anything?? Just because i am younger doesn't mean i should be getting any less than you for the same job.

The age comes into it due to experience. It usually requires some years of experience in IT to get a job on that sort of pay.

[FN-GM]

Im on the lower end of that pay scale not on the full 20k

[stevenewman]

Wasnt the same school looking for a network manager a few weeks ago?! What the hell's going on with the staff turnover?

Kyle

Ever thought that maybe the Snr Tech got the network manager job?

[torledo]

The school itself is quite a good one but I can't find out about why they need a new tech. As you say, I think the NM has moved on to better things, but judging by the state of the website I wonder if the tech just left in a hurry after the NM went?
I might apply myself just for the experience - other commitments make it hard to work anything but term time only - but you never know, they could be flexible.
I already work for the same LEA and they seem fine - I presume there are separate Admin and Curriculum networks as there are in my two schools - if so, you never need to touch SIMS again as admin stuff is all done (badly in my opinion) by the LEA

i wouldn't mind our website being in that 'state'