ICT Technician

Vacancy for ICT Technician

Start Date as soon as possible

Permanent Contract

37 Hours per Week, All Year Round

Grade 5 SCP 7-11, FTE £24,294 to £25,979 pay award pending

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

We currently have an exciting opportunity an enthusiastic ICT Technician to join our expanding central team. You will join us at Leasowes High School under the guidance of the Central Network Manager and larger Central IT team to provide day to day support either onsite or remotely, ensuring that the ICT systems operate effectively to enhance pupil learning and staff efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a professional IT qualification and a minimum of 2 years hands-on experience supporting a diverse and technological environment.

Please see attached job description for further information.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

This position involves regular contact with children in a school environment.

For informal discussion of the position prior to application, please contact Daniel Elwell,

Executive IT Manager – .education

Closing date: Monday 8th April, 9am

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, shortlisted candidates will be offered an interview and should a successful appointment be made the advert will be closed and candidates informed.

Interviews due to take place: to be confirmed

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2023 – KCSIE 2023

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children's Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.