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ICT Consultant London South & West - Merton £26,000 - £31,000 Turn IT on are looking for an ICT Consultant who has a real flair for technology mixed with a passion for providing exemplary service to our customers to join our team supporting schools in Merton, London. You will be responsible for maintaining all IT hardware and services across the schools’ sites as well as helping the schools improve the standard of their ICT provisions and enable them to deliver effective teaching and learning through ICT solutions. You will facilitate communication between your school and turn IT on keeping them up to date with what services turn IT on can offer and manage the accounts of your customers. You will be skilled in maintaining school computer equipment, installing new and existing software across the network, provide technical support for users and resolve identified technical problems. You will also have good knowledge of common user applications and good experience of using Microsoft Office365. The ideal candidate will ideally have at least 2 years’ experience in working in a previous ICT Technician/2nd line support preferably in the education sector although not essential. You will be passionate about IT with a strong technical background, be self-motivated and enjoy providing excellent customer service. This role requires you to be a team player, have strong communication and organisation skills along with a courteous manner with the ability to explain technical issues in layman’s terms to our customers. You should be able to work independently and have an aptitude for problem solving and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve services provided by your team. Responsibilities include: Resolve and manage any technical issues that impacts the running of the school’s function by providing robust technical solutions Installation or repair of computers with standardised applications and networking software, diagnosing, and solving problems that develop in their operations. Respond to a wide range of technical duties associated with the computer network and desktop services, primarily in connection with existing installations and upgrading of these installations. (Desktop computers, iPads, printers, telephones, scanners, projectors, pa equipment, AV lecterns and hardware) The role is offered on a full-time, full year basis and successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks. In return, we are offering a salary of between £26,000 - £31,000 negotiable for the right person. Benefits include a pension scheme, electric/hybrid car scheme, cycle/ebike scheme, eye care voucher scheme, mental health first aid, employee assistance programme and employee recognition scheme. The Transforming Learning Group provides a comprehensive range of hands-on ICT and computing support, MIS support, GDPR services and consultancy and training. We have Eight brands under the Transforming Learning Group – turn IT on, School ICT Services, SalamanderSoft, Locker, Vital York, SBM, Edufin and GDPR Sentry Between the Eight brands we provide services to over 5,000 schools across England and employ nearly 470 staff members. We put schools and their needs first, taking care of all their technological needs so that they can get on with teaching and learning. As an inclusive employer, we are proud of the diversity and flexibility that we have, and the breadth of skills and experience of our staff turn IT on is a friendly and supportive place to work where people feel trusted and respected. turn IT on is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. ‘Happy to talk flexible working’ ‘Your data matters’ **APPROVED**

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We are currently recruiting for additional mobile ICT Support Engineers to support schools in Islington. SO1 - £28,845 - £30,525 including London Weighting Applications via the online form only please. Make sure you address all of the points in the person specification in your personal statement. ICT Support Engineers

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We are working with one of London’s best primary school trusts to find an ICT technician who loves ICT, has a hunger for new technologies and isn’t afraid of to take initiative, manage an array of windows technologies (AD, Group Policy, DNS, WDS, MDT etc), experienced at Networking, as well as having had solid experience with Gsuite, LGFL, Impero, Meraki and other industry leading educational IT products. You will be very client facing and take ownership of most support issues, and work with an ICT manager who has a vision to build a fantastic trust ICT service, whilst providing excellent customer service. This post will allow you to grow with the organisation as they look to promote their offering into other related industries. This will suit someone who is passionate about IT, organised and friendly, someone with strong interpersonal skills and who wants to take the lead in bringing ICT service up to cutting edge standards. This role requires an enhanced DBS clearance to be done and ideally interviews this side of Christmas if possible.

ICT Technician and Deputy Network Manager Pay Point 30 -33 - Actual Salary - £29,827 - £32,430pa (maybe negotiable for the right candidate) 52 weeks per year - 36 Hours per week - 30 days annual holiday Required as soon as possible an experienced IT and Network Technician to play a key role in the managing, support and continuing expansion of the Academy’s network. The Academy has an extensive networking of both physical and virtual servers, over 600 desktop PC’s, iPads, Ereaders, projectors, interactive whiteboards, printers and copiers. The Academy uses the following OS platforms: Windows Server (Server 2008R2 and 2012 , VMWare), Client PC's (Windows 7 Pro and Windows 10 and Google Suite). An understanding of the fundamentals of AD, DHCP, DNS, Group policy management and TCP/IP networking is a prerequisite. Please telephone for further details and an application form. Alternatively, details of the school are available on our website www.ashmoleacademy.org where you can download an application form and email to [email protected] along with your supporting letter. Closing Date: Monday 15th July 2019 Interviews will be held Wednesday 17th July 2019 For more information please visit - https://www.ashmoleacademy.org/page/?title=Non%2DTeaching+Vacancies&pid=410

IT Manager Stanmore - London £32,000 - £39,000 Turn IT On is current seeking an IT Manager who is motivated and enthusiastic about technology. The ideal candidate should have a natural flair for technology, a strong willingness to learn and a passion for providing exceptional service to our customers. As the IT Manager, you will be accountable for overseeing the management, installation, maintenance, availability and security of the curriculum and administrative ICT network, including the hardware and software infrastructure of the school’s ICT network. You will also collaborate with the Senior Management team to aid in the development of the school’s IT infrastructure and put in plans for projects. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the schools ICT network is optimised for effective teaching and learning while ensuring its security and stability. Your commitment to delivering the turn IT on support service in a manner that reflects our company values is crucial. As part of your role, you will be responsible for fostering effective communication between your school and TIO, this will involve staying informed about the services and solutions turn IT on can offer, as well as managing customer accounts. Key Responsibilities include: Managing the school’s network infrastructure and ICT based applications Monitoring and maintenance of all key systems including switches, virtual & physical server environments, Microsoft 365 and backups. Providing technical advice, training and support to staff to enable them to make effective use of systems. Day to day management of all IT operations ensuring all requests are dealt with in an efficient manner Monitoring and maintaining of all key systems including switches, virtual & physical server environments and backups. Line manage and take responsibility for the work of the ICT support staff. 2nd/3rd line support. Enforcing and monitoring in line with school policies. Training of internal staff. Our ideal candidate will have: A strong passion for IT, with at least of 2-3 years of experience working as an IT Manager/Network Manager/Senior ICT Consultant within a school setting. An exceptional understanding of the requirements and responsibilities of working within the school environment. Experience in upgrading a school IT Network system. Self-motivation, with excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills, as well as exceptional customer service skills. The ability to work both on your own and as part of a team, with a talent for problem-solving and a pro-active approach to identifying opportunities to enhance the services provided by the team. The role is offered on a full year, full-time basis and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In return, we are offering a salary of between £32,000 – £39,000 negotiable for the right person, benefits include salary sacrifice pension scheme, benefits & wellbeing Hub including electric/hybrid car leasing scheme, cycle & ebike scheme, eye care voucher scheme, employee assistance programme, employee recognition platform and online retail discounts scheme. We put schools and their needs first, taking care of all their technological needs so that they can get on with teaching and learning. As an inclusive employer, we are proud of the diversity and flexibility that we have, and the breadth of skills and experience of our staff. We are proud that we provide a friendly and supportive place to work where people feel trusted and respected. The Transforming Learning Group (TLG) provides a comprehensive range of hands-on ICT and computing support, MIS support, GDPR services and software consultancy and training. We have several brands under the TLG umbrella – turn IT on, School ICT Services, SalamanderSoft, SBM, ONTO, Vital York, GDPR Sentry and Locker. Between these brands we provide services to over 5,000 schools across UK and employ over 450 staff members. We put schools and their needs first, taking care of all their technological needs so that they can get on with teaching and learning. turn IT on is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. ‘Happy to talk flexible working’ ‘Your data matters’ **APPROVED**

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Hi all, We are currently recruiting for a new role based in Clapham South (couple minutes walk from the station). Technologies includes but not limited to AD, DNS, DHCP, GPOs, Office 365, Powershell, Exchange, SCCM, VMware, SAN (Nimble Storage), networking (cisco switches), If you are interested, full details are available here but please do drop me an informal PM and I will be in touch! PS - we have approx 1000 desktops/laptops, and approx 1500 users.

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Senior IT Support Technician Salary: ILPS Range: 23 – 25 (£24,252 – £25,620 per annum), 52 Weeks, 36 hours per week Full Time, Permanent Required from: December 2015 Closing Date for Applications: 9am Friday 27th November 2015 We are seeking an ambitious individual for our IT Support Department for December 2015 or soon afterwards to lead third line support, carry out routine core network and infrastructure maintenance and provide elevated support to projects and rebuilds. Quintin Kynaston is a vibrant and diverse school in a highly desirable location in central London. We moved into a new £30 million state of the art building in January 2015. A new, experienced headteacher took up post in January 2014. Brand new, virtualised Hyper-V, Server 2012 R2, Win 8.1, SIMS.net environment. Google Apps, iOS, OS X and Chrome management skills a bonus. Senior IT Support Technician - Totaljobs.com Vacancies | Quintin Kynaston Job Description https://drive.google.com/a/qkacademy.net/file/d/0B8f8bS2lAN1bSHJzLVNCbzJmSlU/view?usp=sharing

Communication Works celebrates its third year on Friday 30th April 2010, with thirty exhibitors and a fresh programme of seminars delivered by experts in the field of special needs and technology. The event is free, open to everyone and runs throughout the day for people to drop in (10:00 – 3:30). Cutting edge products on show cover all types of communication aid, software, signing, sensory integration, alternative access, ergonomic design, symbol support, physical programmes and more. There are also the very latest research findings being disseminated such as the BBC and RIX Centre, and practitioner / case studies from schools on eye gaze control and other subjects. Directions and more info on exhibitors and seminar programme on Charlton School website. Venue: Charlton Sch., Charlton Park Rd, Greenwich SE7 8HX What better way to ease yourself into the Bank Holiday weekend

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