We are looking for 2 highly adaptable,technical problem-solvers, able to work with autonomy and independence and tocommunicate successfully with educational professionals.
The salary being offered is £24,000 - £28,000
Locations: London/South East and East Midlands/South Yorkshire
United Learning is a large and growing group of schools, which aims to provide a life changing education to children and young people across England. The Technology Department is based in our Peterborough office, with many colleagues working in the field directly with schools. The team has a diverse set of functions, from running critical back-office systems, through envisioning and delivering strategic projects which cut across United Learning’s activities, to the support of schools’ use of technology for teaching and learning.
As a Technology Specialist at United Learning, you will work with a number of schools across a defined region to help ensure their technology is fit for purpose:
Carrying out technical audits of key systems and processes, to identify threats to a school’s effective operations
Supporting and challenging local IT and school management to implement any necessary changes to address identified problems
Providing input to IT estate refresh planning, allowing the school to budget to sustain a highly effective technology infrastructure/ devices
Helping local IT implement technically challenging or medium-scale projects, including their procurement
Giving advice and training to local IT staff, to develop the school’s capacity
Offering additional short-term expert capacity in times of crisis
There are two Technology Specialist posts, reporting to the Senior Technology Specialist. One role will serve schools to the East of the Pennines (Sheffield, Barnsley, Leeds, Hull, Lincoln and as far south as Kettering and Northampton)and the other those located in London and the South East.
