IT Technician

Job Description

IT Technician

Essex Pay Scale 5 (pt 9-12), includes Outer Fringe Allowance

£27,983 - £29,327 per annum

Please note that a £2,000 recruitment allowance (pro-rated if part-time) will be payable in three instalments (termly) upon a successful probationary period (26 weeks)

37 hours per week / 52 weeks per annum
08.00 - 16.00 (Monday-Thursday), 08.00 - 15.30 (Friday)

However, part-time hours will be considered for the right candidate

Based at St Martin's School in Brentwood

The prime function of the IT Technician is to ensure that all IT networks and facilities are correctly supported and maintained to improve the quality of IT provision available to students and staff

If you would like to discuss the role further, please do not hesitate to contact Matt Petts, IT Director (mpetts@discoveryeducationaltrust.co.uk).

Information about the School

St Martin's is a large co-educational comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. The school benefits from a pleasant semi-rural environment with agricultural land to the rear. The school, which also includes a large sixth form block, is situated on an open, attractive 30 acre site. Parking is available on-site and there are good transport links by both rail and bus. Hutton is five miles from the M25 and 19 miles from London, which is easily reached by road or train (25 minutes to Liverpool Street Station).

This is a large, but friendly school in which all staff are helped to develop their talents. This is supported by an extensive and wide ranging in-house continual professional development programme (CPD). We have high quality mentoring and induction programmes for staff with excellent opportunities for training and professional development.

2022 - 79% of students achieved grades 9-4 in both GCSE English and Maths and ALPS 3 progress in the sixth form 2023 - 84% of students achieved 9 - 4 in English and 80% achieved 9 – 4 in Maths Over Subscribed - 1184 applications for 292 year 7 places in 2023 Ofsted 2024 - Good with outstanding leadership

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.