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Trust IT Manager

Scale 9, £33,808 to £37,827

Full-time. A flexible approach to working hours is required.

From September 2021

The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary Schools and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), Teaching School and Family and Child Support Services, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest. Formed in 2018, we are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities.

The development of our technology infrastructure and staff confidence is central to creating a fully collaborative Trust. We are therefore looking to appoint an innovative and inspiring person to lead and support this growth. Based at one of our schools in Epping Forest, but working across the Trust, the IT Manager will be an important member of the central team. They will share the vision of the Trust which embraces and uses technology to enhance teaching and learning, its administration and opportunities for collaboration. This role will ensure the infrastructure and staff confidence supports this vision.

The successful candidate will have:

· Extensive experience in IT which includes Network Management and IT Infrastructure

· An understanding of developing communication technologies

· An understanding of working in schools

· An ability to identify problems, provide appropriate solutions and work proactively

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Due to funding this post is offered in the first instance as a fixed-term, two-year contract.

Closing Date Friday 21st May 2021

Interviews Wednesday 26th May 2021

The successful applicant will be required to work flexibly for the Trust. For further information and the application pack please contact Peter Tidmarsh, CEO: Peter.tidmarsh@efspt.org

Information about the School

Dear Applicant,

Welcome to The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Wellbeing Service, and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest.

EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but very experienced Central Team.

Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and that provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.

We have an uncompromising ambition to use (The) Power of Collaboration to provide outstanding provision through: An inclusive, unrelenting focus on high-quality first-teaching A rich, broad, and stimulating curriculum A high aspiration for all children regardless of their background to achieve the best possible outcomes A wide range of experiences to develop the whole child An environment where good mental health and well-being are nurtured A safeguarding culture to respond to our local context and the needs of our pupils Strong foundations for the next stage of education or employment

EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional well-being.Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies, and practice, we can effectively support the children, families, and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient, and learn.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to safeguarding our school's communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.

Thank you for your interest in working as part of the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, for further information on the trust please visit our website at www.efspt.org

West Essex SCITT is an outstanding provider of Initial Teacher Training. We currently have student finance or self funded postgraduate trainee teacher vacancies available to start in September 2024 across all of our 16 primary schools.

Please visit the below website for further information;

https://www.westessexscitt.co.uk/