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Old 24-04-2006, 12:19 PM   #1
 
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LODGE PARK TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
Shetland Way, Corby, Northants, NN17 2JH

ASSISTANT NETWORK MANAGER
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£13,854 - £15,825 per annum

Owing to an increase in ICT provision, we are looking to expand our busy Technical Support Team. Duties will include maintenance and support of desktops and laptops, assisting staff and students with existing College systems, assisting the Director of IT on the ‘Laptops for Students’ scheme and investigating new technologies for use in education.

Candidates should possess at least 2 years' experience of working in IT support or hold a relevant qualification (HND, degree or professional qualification).

To obtain an application form please log on to www.lodgeparktc.com and follow the Vacancies link. Completed forms, together with a covering letter, should be emailed to cyndycarmichael@lodgeparktc.com by Friday, 12 May 2006.
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Old 24-04-2006, 12:25 PM   #2
 
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Up to £15,825 for assistant NWM? They are having a larf!

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Old 24-04-2006, 12:39 PM   #3
 
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No chance. Across the way here in Bucks, you rarely get techies for that salary bracket these days.
Anything that has "assistant" and "manager" in it immediately propels it into the bracket above 'technician', thus commanding at least £18k (probably more) in the South (outside of London).
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I agree with the above I'm employed here as an IT Technician on 19K+. I'm currently doing a foundation degree hopeing that this will improve my earning potential, this post for an Asst Net Man would be a promotion for me but would I apply, there taking the p*ss.
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That is pathetic money. That salary would be what my school would pay for a college leaver with some work experience and a couple of A levels for a Technicians role.

Either the money should go up, or the job title changed to IT Technician.
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If you look at the very brief job spec then it does not look much like the duties of an assistant network manager but more like those of a technician....

What do you guys think?

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Default Re: Assistant Network Manager

but as always further you go down south more money is on offer...

but trust me this is perfect oppertunity for somone looking to go from being a tech to move up ladder abit and oppertunties jobs bring is great...

Lodge park are way head of the game when it comes to ict support.

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Old 24-04-2006, 12:57 PM   #8
 
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I must be doing something wrong here guys. I am a Network Manager & I am only getting just above that salary. I keep on that I should be on a hell of alot more dosh, but SMT just can't see it.
Ever felt under valued?
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Old 24-04-2006, 01:02 PM   #9
 
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Ever felt under valued?
Yes I have. It is mainly why I left my last job - they just would not pay a reasonable salary. I changed location to a local FE college and basically for the same kind of duties my wage jumped by nearly £4000 and on the scale it goes up to nearly £8000 more. I was at the top of the scale at my last job.

Ok I now have a few years of relevant experience on top of a degree but there should not be that kind of disparity of wage.

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When the job is outsourced under BSF, the company should be under obligation to bring the wages in line with similar jobs within the company.- or sack them.

For example if Sun/Dell/MS/whoever take over the school then the employee only needs to find one other employee (of opposite sex) who does a broadly similar job (assistant manager) in one of these large comapnies to claim sexual discrimination. I'm sure these mulitnationals pay well for their network managers
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If you look at the very brief job spec then it does not look much like the duties of an assistant network manager but more like those of a technician....

What do you guys think?

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there you go i knew someone what cotten on..

when you got an lea that offers low wages to tech how do you get them a decent wage....

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Ok ... my turn to stick my oar in.

The above job is for someone level B on Becta's technical competencies scale, working towards level C. It is an "experience building" post to work along an existing team. The title Assistant Network Manager is because we have had to already assign that title to one member of staff due to the difficulty in getting County to agree the pay scale.

In some schools it would be regarded as "ICT Technician", in others the top end of the scale is the Network Manager. It varies from county to county. If I could pay more I would ... but I can't ...

We have a good training budget and can train people up, but we do need someone with some experience or aptitude.

In addition to the above there are 5 weeks holiday (up to 15 days in term time), a laptop and a share of whatever Chocolate Hob Nobs turn up.

It is not a job for someone straight out of school, or someone with little experience ... neither is it a job for someone with 15 years of experience who just wants to clean mice ... it is a chance for someone to try new things out and ideas will mean a lot.

If anyone is interested and wants more information please feel free to PM me.
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Hey Grumbledook,

I just want to stress that my above comments were not meant to offend or attack you personally - in fact I did not realise that the job was at your institution. They are just my own personal view on the wage and duties.

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Well the chocloate Hob Nobs has me sold, shame I'm not closer though
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I would not worry about your comments Pete your right. They are asking for someone who has "HND, degree or professional qualification", this is not a very good move for someone with experience and these qualifications, not on that income anyway. I left a post paying more to move to my present post, a 3.5K pay increase and I would say that Northants is a damn site closer to the south of England than we are up here in the North West.
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