Application and Desktop Support Engineer - St Peter's School, York - to £25k - Closes 14/8/15

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Hours of work: Full Time (to include 1 in 3 Saturdays during term time).

Salary: Up to £25,000 dependent on skills and experience.

 

St Peter’s School, York, is a dynamic, forward-looking independent school based a few minutes’ walk from the historic centre of York. Founded in 627AD, it is one of the oldest schools in the world. A co-ed day and boarding school for children age 2-18, it achieves outstanding results at IGCSE and A Level. The school is in excellent financial health, and oversubscribed in most year groups.

 

An experienced Engineer with strong interpersonal skills is required to join the IT department. Applications are welcomed from candidates with in-depth knowledge in the areas of application support, (including exposure to SQL and SSRS reporting), desktop, basic MS server, telephony, network, audio visual and educational software support. The School has embarked on an extensive program to enhance and expand its IT infrastructures to meet the educational and learning challenges of the future. The successful candidate will join the team of 5 in supporting the existing systems, whilst helping implement and migrate to new ones. You will need to possess excellent communication skills, both written and orally, to provide support at all levels in an educational setting. You will need to be a delivery oriented team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude to the varied workloads and service hours required of the post. In return we offer training opportunities and the exposure to a wide range of systems, services and software for you to develop as an IT professional.

 

Please note that applications must be made on the application form in order to be considered.

A job description and application form can be found at www.stpetersyork.org.uk/vacancies,, or by contacting:

 

Miss Sara Birch

Bursars Office

St Peter’s School

York

YO30 6AB

Telephone: (01904) 527401

 

Closing date: 9am on Friday 14th August 2015

Interviews and tests: Thursday 20th August 2015.

 

Preliminary telephone interviews may be made at a mutually convenient time before formal interview and testing.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The post holder will be required to take care to safeguard their own safety and that of others with whom they work and to co-operate with those designated with responsibility for health and safety.

Registered Charity Number: 1141329