Overview
Position Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Full-time
Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 26/09/2025 Midday
Date of Interviews: w/c 29 September 2025
Essex Pay Scale 5 (pt 9-12), includes Outer Fringe Allowance
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per annum
08.00 - 16.00 (Monday-Thursday), 08.00 - 15.30 (Friday)
Based at St Martin's School in Brentwood, with regular travel to trust schools
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
Discovery Educational Trust, formed in 2014, is a successful and established multi-academy trust based in South Essex, comprising just under 4000 pupils and 500 staff, across 5 schools.
Our schools are:
* Chase High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)
* St. Martin's School (Brentwood)
* Hogarth Primary School (Brentwood)
* Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (Brentwood)
* Larchwood Primary School (Brentwood)
We aim for each of our schools to become the school of choice within the community, offering a broad and exciting range of extracurricular activities to enhance the opportunities within their formal curriculum.
Our vision is that strong and effective leadership places our children and young people at the heart of everything we do.We value relationships, which are open and honest, underpinned by kindness, trustworthiness and compassion.
We offer ongoing training and professional development for all staff in a supportive and collaborative environment.
We offer the following benefits for employees:
* Pension scheme - also automatically includes Life Assurance
* Generous Referral Bonus for employees who refer quality candidates to join Discovery Educational Trust
* Two-week October half term
* Employee savings and discounts
* Employee Assistance Programme – free confidential wellbeing support for employees and dependants
* Mental Health First Aiders – we have qualified MHFA England trainers within the Trust and continue to add to our pool of trained MHFAs
* Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive and collaborative environment
* Gifted Service Leave for long service
* Health Cash plan to support with everyday healthcare costs – e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy. Includes Virtual GP service
As an equal opportunities employer, Discovery Educational Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (which includes ethnic origin, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Discovery Educational Trust.
The Discovery Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding our pupils against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references.
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.
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Paul Griffiths
St Martin's House, St Martin's School
Hanging Hill Lane
Hutton, Brentwood
Essex, CM13 2HG Telephone: 01277 358377
Email: pgriffiths@discoveryeducationaltrust.co.uk
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