Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.
IT Technician
C1 (SCP12-17) £28,598 - £31,022
Contract: 37 Hours Per Week, All Year Round
The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking to appoint a skilled, passionate technologist with a keen interest in customer service, for the role of IT Technician. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of providing remote and onsite support to customers, ideally within an education setting. They will be committed to ensuring that IT Services are safe, secure, and robust, whilst maintaining flexible, friendly and strong working relationships with all stakeholders. The successful candidate will join an established IT Service Hub, based at one of our Secondary academies.
Potential applicants should have:
· GCSE Grade C/4 and above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
· A relevant Level 3 qualification, or willing to work towards.
· Experience of managing competing priorities and working to tight timescales.
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
· Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
· A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
·£2k Cycle to work scheme.
About us:
GORSE have established a long-standing culture of excellence where ‘high challenge, high support’ is commonplace. Our trust has 16 establishments based in Leeds, across the 3-19 age range, including a 3-16 Alternative Provision as well as 6 mainstream primaries, 6 mainstream secondaries and two colleges. GORSE also has a thriving Teaching School Hub with a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) which is based in the centre of Leeds. Ensuring that each element of the trust, including the central team, performs at its best to make certain that all children, especially those whose who are disadvantaged, have the opportunity to secure the Gift of Choice, is the central mission of GORSE.
The Digital Services team supports all academies within The GORSE Academies Trust allowing all members of the team to share knowledge and best practice effectively. The GORSE Digital Services team delivers all of their own Technical Projects giving a wealth of opportunities for CPD. We have a number of learning modules and certification programs available to the successful candidate.
Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
Closing date for applications: Apply Now
Interviews will take place: TBC
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply as early as possible.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.