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“Could you be a Digital Champion for The Community Academies Trust ?
About the role:
The successful candidate will become a member of a highly motivated team and will share their knowledge and passion for technology to teachers, students and parents through the development and delivery of the computing curriculum and enrichment activities.
Your training will be provided by education consultants, trainers, subject experts, and administrative staff dedicated to transforming teaching and learning inside and outside the classroom using educational technology.
Your training will be provided by Primary Goal, an award-winning training provider specialising in the digital industries.
The role will be based at The Telford Park School
You will need to be:
Serious and committed to a future career in education, IT and technology
Passionate about Ed-Tech and knowledgeable on the Google environment
A friendly, motivated and organised person with excellent interpersonal skills who will fit well within a group of highly skilled teaching and educational professionals
Willing to engage with the team and assist in the preparation and support of technology across the school
Passionate for supporting students on their journey towards developing their digital skills of the future
Committed towards coaching less experienced colleagues to develop their confidence when using technology in the classroom
Creative with digital skills to develop and maintain the internal digital signage, school website and social media presence to reach a wider audience and provide engaging content
About The Community Academies Trust
A multi academy trust comprising 18 schools; 13 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. It is planned that further schools will be joining the Trust this year.
The name Community Academies Trust (CAT) is derived from their main focus and ambition for their organisation – excellent community education. They are committed to preserving local school identity and ethos, and adopt strategies for school improvement that build on and enhance local reputation, raise standards and respond to the needs and aspirations of those they serve.
They work with primary and secondary academies where world-class achievement is the expectation – their community academies are driven by a desire to lead rather than follow, to be beacons of outstanding local provision which local families believe in and can rely on for excellence for their children’s education. As a community academies sponsor they are equipped to work with schools and students from reception through to KS5 and sponsor both secondary and primary providers.
As part of this opportunity, you will:
Audit the school's current use of education technology
Promote the use of new and existing technologies and supporting staff
Act as a conduit between technical support services and the wider staff team
Identify an action plan for wider staff and student digital skills development
Develop the school’s use of technology to facilitate teaching and learning across the curriculum and / or within computing as a subject
Establish and implement the use of online collaborative tools for organisational and curriculum delivery
Investigate the use of data in an education context
Support the school to maintain a positive and professional online reputation
Plan, implement and maintain an element of the school’s organisational digital presence
As a Primary Goal apprentice, you will have access to:
Comprehensive pre-apprenticeship induction programme (including health and safety and technical specifics)
Level 3 Digital Application Technician apprenticeship standard with 15 half-day training sessions
e-learning training materials
Specialist vendor and technical certificates
Access to practice labs to develop technical competency
Knowledge Base
Monthly assessor visits and competency checks
Support desk (technical and pastoral)
Personal Learning and Thinking Skills and Key Skills development
Employment Rights and Responsibilities module
Being part of the Primary Goal community will give apprentices access to a range of other apprentices (with varying levels of experience) who can share good practice and offer suggestions and support. Our apprentices love being able to help each other!
Apprentices will have access to specialist industry partners for technology on hand to provide advice and support, access to resources and themed training days.
The Primary Goal portal is an online dashboard that will provide apprentices with a knowledge base to access information and technical guidance, as well as links to the helpdesk to speak to technicians who can give real-time advice and support.
This is a great opportunity for you to develop skills that will be perfect for a career in technology.
Safeguarding Children
The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and they expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
We are looking for someone who:
Works independently and takes responsibility maintains productive and professional working environment with secure working practices
Has a passion for new and emerging technologies to improve learning
Uses their own initiative when implementing digital technologies and when finding solutions
Is resilient and positive mental attitude when dealing with difficult situations
Maintains thorough and organised approach to work when working with digital technologies and prioritising as appropriate
Desired Qualifications:
We require someone who is educated to GCSE standard English and Maths grade 4 (or above), or Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths.
Hours:
37 hours per week full time role Monday to Friday. Working pattern to be confirmed
Salary:
£6.00p/h for the first 12 months. The remaining 12 months of the apprenticeship will be paid at the National Minimum wage according to your age.
Duration:
18 month apprenticeship programme
Future Prospects:
This is a great opportunity for you to develop skills that will be perfect for a career in technology.
Disability Confident:
Primary Goal is committed to being a Disability Confident Training Provider, and as such will make reasonable adjustments required for interview. Please discuss any requirements which you may have with the Recruitment Team.
