Job Description

We have a vacancy for a part-time ICT Technician that could be increased to include LSA duties

Position Start Date -1st September or asap afterwards

Employment Type - Part time, term time only - 17 hours per week, days/times to be negotiated but preferred days/times are Monday and Thursday 8am-1pm, Tuesday and Friday 1pm-4.30pm.

This job could be full time 8am - 4.15pm if combined with an LSA role, for the right person. LSA role would be paid on Band 2 or 3 dependant on prior experience. Previous experience of supporting pupils in an educational setting desirable. A September start is available or soon after.

Pay Range - Band 3 of Giffards Pay Scales, for ICT technician role. Actual salary dependant on experience, maximum £8,416 per year actual salary.

Band 2/3 dependng on experience for LSA position. To be confirmed on application

We are looking to appoint a knowledgeable, flexible and enthusiastic ICT Technician to work across the school, helping to expand and enhance the ICT provision within the curriculum network. Our ideal candidate will enjoy working with children and have experience in working in an IT Support role. If no experience then an interest in all aspects of IT and willingness to learn.

Main duties for ICT technician include:

Administrative and operational assistance for the curriculum server, desktops, chromebooks and associated peripherals
To assist in developing and implementing plans for hardware and software installation and configuration as well as remote learning platforms
Provide technical support and training to staff and pupils to ensure efficient use of all aspects of ICT including the network and remote learning applications.
Support in the learning of children by supporting/teaching ICT in some situations, dependant on experience.
Keeping an inventory of hardware, software and computer supplies
To assist in identifying the cause of faults and undertaking basic repairs

To run ICT clubs

Main duties plus pay scale for LSA will be confirmed if the candidate is interested, so please do contact us.

Giffards Primary School is committed to the protection and safety of all pupils and adheres to the Safer Recruitment guidelines. The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and an enhanced DBS criminal record check. This is a public facing role and the successful candidate must speak fluent English. Please take care to complete the application in full.

A full job description and person specification for the post of ICT Technician is attached.

Closing date: 29th July 2021 or earlier for the right candidate.

Information about the School

Giffards has been a primary school since 2005, with the amalgamation of the previous Infant and Junior schools. We currently have 14 classes with 405 pupils. We are a welcoming, friendly and inclusive primary academy, where we nurture and celebrate the achievements of all of our children. We have a large, experienced team of teachers and LSAs as well as specialist Music and PE staff. This has created a large school. We have invested heavily in ICT; all our classrooms have interactive screens as does our music room. We have an ICT suite with 30 computers plus interactive screen and also every child has access to their own chrome book as well as a set of headphones. All teaching staff have their own laptops which are used for planning and centralisation of information and resources.

Giffards Primary School continues to be a good school. The pupils at Giffards Primary School are walking, talking examples of the school’s values, particularly being caring and respectful. They build warm, supportive relationships with staff - Ofsted March 2022