Junior IT Technician Vacancy - Crowborough, East Sussex

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Junior IT Technician  37 hours per week, 52 weeks Flexible hours on a rota basis Immediate start available   We are looking for an individual who is highly organised, approachable, flexible and who displays excellent communication skills.  Our ideal candidate will have a passion for IT and enjoy providing outstanding customer service. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to work under their own initiative as well as part of a team.   You will be an integral part of Beacon Academy and the wider MARK Education Trust’s IT team in providing excellent customer centric, proactive and reactive support to ensure the continuous availability of the IT equipment. A working knowledge of desktop computer, laptop, smart phone/tablet hardware devices and configuration, network and computer security concepts and troubleshooting are desirable but not essential as full training will be given.   MARK Education Trust is entering a phase of expansion and opportunity.  We are currently a split site, semi-rural, mixed 11-18 non-selective converter academy with approximately 1520 students, including over 220 students in our Sixth Form. We are situated centrally in Crowborough on the outskirts of the Ashdown Forest, an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Tunbridge Wells and the South Coast. The vast majority of our staff travel to Beacon from a variety of destinations within the South East, including Brighton, Eastbourne, Lewes and Tunbridge Wells.      We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective, uncompromising belief and ambition for the students of Beacon Academy, and for the experienced, loyal, highly-skilled and highly-effective team of staff that teach them, allowing teachers to teach and students to learn in a school where leadership, management, behaviour and welfare are all judged as outstanding. The Academy is committed to the development of both its staff and students.   The role is for 37 hours per week to be worked over 5 days, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks per year. Ideally the hours would be worked on a rota basis of 7am-3.30pm, 8am-4.30pm or 9.30am-6pm. The actual hours can be agreed on appointment.    This role is paid on Single Status Grade 1-3 dependent on experience, currently £18,333-£18,887 per annum.   We offer a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year, increasing based on length of service and grade.    Deadline for applications: 10am on Monday 27 June 2022     For further details please contact the Human Resources department on 01892 603078 or email [email protected]. Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.       All posts are subject to DBS enhanced clearance, health checks and satisfactory references. Beacon Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.