IT Technician, Newham, London, £24,462-£25,809

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Job Title: IT Technician

Start date: July 2020

Salary: Grade 5 Points 12 – 15 Outer London, £24,462-£25,809

Location: Newham

Contract type: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Contract term: Permanent

Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre (the ‘NCS’) is a dedicated sixth form centre which opened in September 2014 in iconic Grade 2 listed buildings on the East Ham Town Hall Civic Complex. Our A Level results are outstanding with 90% A*/B and 99% A*/C. The centre provides a stimulating education and personalised curriculum within a supportive environment in which students are encouraged to stretch themselves academically to achieve their potential. The NCS offers an academic A Level Curriculum with a specialism in Science and Maths, alongside strong pathways in Humanities. The A Level Curriculum and the extra-curricular programme is focused on preparing students for progression to highly competitive universities in the UK and abroad.

It is not just our teaching staff who help us create exceptional results. Our support staff are vital to ensuring that our students achieve their full potential and become confident, resilient and compassionate individuals who can make a positive contribution to society. We believe that you should be supported too, with all the opportunities you need to develop your career and achieve your goals.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated IT Technician with exceptional organisational skills. You will work under the direct supervision of the IT Service Delivery Manager. You will provide specialist support with the 1:1 student I pad deployment and the management of MacBook’s to support the teaching and learning environment and be the first point of contact for all IT issues, dealing with staff and students in a professional manner and escalating as appropriate. You should be a confident user in a range of desktop applications and be able to explain technical issues tailoring your response to appropriate audiences. You should have exceptional skills in the use of spreadsheets, databases, presentation and desktop publishing software.

Excellent communication skills both oral and written are an essential part of the role to be able to deal with staff, students and external agencies.

Normal hours will be between 8.00am and 16.00pm. It is expected that you would be available to support certain meetings outside of these hours by agreement in advance for which time off in lieu will be accrued.

 

The NCS is part of the City of London Academies Trust, a multi-academy trust with schools in North, East and South London. Already the country’s best performing Trust for the new Progress 8 measure for Key Stage Four, we are driven by a clear ambition to ensure that all schools are recognised as Outstanding within three years of joining us. We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising and entrepreneurial ethos. We’re also committed to providing first-rate training and development to all of our teaching staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.

If this role is of interest to you and you can contribute to our future success, an application pack is available on our websites www.cola.org.uk and www.thencs.co.uk Should you require any other details please contact Jo Spiller at [email protected].

 

For further information please visit our websites www.thencs.co.uk and www.ncsteach.co.uk.

 

Candidates must complete the application form.

 

Closing date for applications is: Friday 26^th June 2020

Interviews will take place on: TBC. Please note that interviews will be held virtually.