Vacancy: ICT Technician

Place: Ormiston Forge Academy, Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands. B64 6QU. 

Hours: 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year

Salary:  £18,562-£19,312 (Grade 2)

Contract Type: Permanent (subject to 6 month probationary period)

Job start: as soon as possible upon completion of employment checks

Deadline for applications: Sunday 30 January 2022 at 4.00pm

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We are looking to appoint an experienced ICT Technician who is motivated and passionate about IT infrastructure. The postholder must have the technical knowledge along with a proactive mindset to work with the Network Manager and ICT team to ensure that a safe and encouraging environment is maintained in all teaching areas where ICT is in use. The postholder will provide a comprehensive and effective technical support service to students and all staff (teaching and support) at the academy.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information on required skill set for the post.

Qualifications required: 

• Relevant ICT level 3 or equivalent qualification

• to be considered for the post you must have achieved a minimum of GCSE Grade A to C or Grade 4 or above passes in maths and English (or equivalent)

For further information please refer to the Job Description or for an informal discussion contact Chris Wilson, ICT Network Manager on 01384 566598 or email: chris.wilson@oatforge.co.uk

Visit us online at www.oatcareers.co.uk where you can find further information and details on how to apply. Please note that CV’s are not accepted.

The appointment will be subject to employment checks including identity, Right To Work, 2 satisfactory references, medical clearance and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check with Children’s Barred list check included.

Ormiston Forge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Compulsory Declaration of any Convictions, Cautions or Reprimands, Warnings or Bind-oversIt is the academy’s policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose any previous ‘unspent’ criminal convictions and any cautions which have not expired, or any pending prosecutions. In addition, the job you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account. Guidance on the filtering of “protected” cautions and convictions which do not need to be disclosed by a job applicant can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website. 

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Ormiston Forge Academy,
Wrights Lane,
Cradley Heath,
West Midlands,
B64 6QU

Telephone: 01384 566598
Email: information@oatforge.co.uk