Director of Digital Services - Peterborough - £42,503-45,495 - Closes 17 March 2023

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Director of Digital Services

Full-time

£42,503 - £45,495 per annum

 

Required from April 2023

The King’s (The Cathedral) School is a highly successful coeducational academy in Peterborough. Within the local region, the School is extremely popular and consistently heavily oversubscribed. Examination results have been very strong at all levels and the school prides itself on providing students with a rich and well-rounded education.

 

The Director of Digital Services will oversee and control the development and maintenance of the School’s information technology and digital systems. You will lead the transformation and continuous improvement of the teaching and learning environment through the enhancement of digital capabilities to meet the needs of our students and staff. You will also develop our cyber security position so that is highly secure but allows for innovation and creativity within learning.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Overall responsibility for the management and development of the network infra-structure, ensuring safe and reliable running of all IT systems and hardware

To develop an ambitious School digital strategy ensuring the service meets the requirements of a school with an age range of junior department through to sixth form to deliver an outstanding user experience for all

To line manage the work of two IT technicians; to provide professional development as appropriate; to ensure the team provides some media support including lighting, AV and sound for events; to develop the efficient use of our website and social media platforms

To resolve incidents in a timely manner, assist with the resolution of major incidents and support the service in the instance of disaster recovery

To ensure the school maintains information and systems securely and complies with the data protection legislation

To ensure relevant data backup and retrieval systems are documented and tested in line with agreed procedures to underpin the connectivity requirements for on-site and remote working

To maintain operational availability and promote effective and efficient use and productivity of the platforms or system infrastructure. To offer solutions that develop the overall efficiency of the organisation including the emerging use of Microsoft Automates and associated tools

Installation support including on-call emergency support when required; required to work outside of stated hours when needed

Support the implementation of projects, changes in software as required

 

A letter of application and completed application, including two referees, should be sent to Mr John Harrison by midday on 17 March 2023.

 

Early applications would be appreciated. Further information and an application form can be found on our website;

 

https://www.kings.peterborough.sch.uk/page/?title=Current+Vacancies&pid=24

 

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

 

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

 

Salary: £42,503.00-£45,495.00 per year

 

Benefits:

 

Company pension

Free parking

On-site gym

On-site parking

Schedule:

 

Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

 

Application deadline: 17/03/2023

Expected start date: 01/04/2023

Edited March 1, 2023 by gaz350b

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