Digital Champion - Fordbridge Community Primary School
- Employer
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Location
- Solihull
- Salary
- £25,992 - £28,624
- Closing date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Reference
- SOL/TP/180/1183
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Schools / Academies - Support staff roles, All non-teaching - support staff jobs
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term Contract
- Working Pattern
- Term time
- Hours
- Part-Time
Job Details
Fordbridge Community Primary School
Crabtree Drive Chelmsley Wood Birmingham B37 5BU
0121 779 8040
office@fordbridge.solihull.sch.uk
DIGITAL CHAMPION
Job Advert: Digital Champion at Fordbridge Community Primary School Position: Digital Champion (IT Technician & Curriculum Support)Hours: 35 hours per week, term-time only Salary Band: Band C Location: Fordbridge Community Primary School Start Date: April 2025 (or as soon as possible)Are you passionate about technology and its potential to transform education? Do you want to be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious primary school that values innovation and creativity? If so, we want to hear from you! About Us: Fordbridge Community Primary School is committed to providing a dynamic, engaging, and inspiring learning environment for all our students. As we continue to embrace the digital age, we’re looking for an enthusiastic Digital Champion to support both our teaching staff and students in the integration of ICT across the curriculum and extra-curricular activities. Your Role: As a Digital Champion, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our school's digital offering. This exciting, varied role combines two key elements:1. IT Technician Support: You’ll provide day-to-day IT technical support, ensuring that our systems and devices are running smoothly. From troubleshooting hardware to ensuring all software is up-to-date, your expertise will be crucial in keeping everything ticking over.2. ICT Curriculum Assistance: You’ll work closely with our teachers, assisting with the delivery of ICT lessons and supporting students with their digital learning. You’ll be instrumental in fostering a love of technology in the classroom, helping students to build their ICT skills in a supportive and encouraging environment.3. Social Media Lead :As Digital Champion, you'll lead the school's social media presence, showcasing our ICT initiatives and celebrating student and staff achievements. This role offers the chance to connect and inform parents and the wider community while promoting Fordbridge’s vibrant, forward-thinking environment. Join us in sharing our success!Additional Responsibilities:• Contributing to the ICT extra-curricular offer by supporting and running after-school tech clubs or coding workshops.• Being part of the Personal Development Team to help identify and implement new ways to integrate digital skills across the school.• Collaborating with staff to introduce innovative digital resources that engage students in learning and prepare them for the future.• Supporting pupils across the school with staying safe online alongside the online safety team. Who Are We Looking For? We are seeking someone who is:• Enthusiastic & Self-Motivated: A natural problem solver with a passion for technology and education.• Knowledgeable in ICT: You’ll need a solid foundation in ICT, with at least a GCSE in Maths and English and a minimum of Level 2 in ICT (or equivalent).• A Great Communicator: You’ll be working with both staff and students, so the ability to explain technical information clearly is essential.• A Team Player: You’ll be working as part of a dedicated team, so collaboration and flexibility are key.Why Join Us? Achieving. Excellence. Together. Professional Growth: At Fordbridge Community Primary School, we are committed to your development. By joining our team, you will receive continuous professional development, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role. We believe in empowering our staff to reach their potential, ensuring you have the support needed to grow in your career. Exciting Work: This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of educational innovation. In this dynamic role, you will help shape the future of learning by integrating cutting-edge technology into the classroom and beyond. You'll be making a real impact on students' lives, inspiring them to develop essential digital skills for the future. Friendly Team: We pride ourselves on our positive and collaborative working environment. As part of our team, you’ll work alongside passionate educators, both within school and across our newly – formed multi academy trust, who share your dedication to providing the best for our students. We celebrate diversity, support each other, and work together to achieve our shared vision of excellence.
This is an exciting time to join the educational team at Fordbridge, who are part of Prosper Together Multi-Academy Trust, as we are dedicated to continually moving forwards as rapidly as possible, ensuring we have high expectations and aspirations for all children. Whilst this vacancy is advertised on WM Jobs for Solihull MBC, Prosper Together Multi Academy Trust is the employer.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Further details are available by contacting Harriett Simcox on 0121 779 8040 or office@fordbridge.solihull.sch.uk
Please email expression of interest by 24th March 2025
Interviews: Thursday 3rd April 2025
Attached documents
Person Specification.pdf
..APPLICATION FORM.docx
Job Advert.pdf
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About Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull is regarded as a popular and vibrant place to live in the UK. As one of the most prosperous towns in the Midlands, almost two thirds of our borough is designated as green belt. We have over 1,500 acres of parks across the borough, with 16 Green Flag Awards. Solihull is very well connected, with great transport links such as the M40, M42 and M6 all close by, and an excellent rail network, plus, of course, an international airport. We are home to the award-winning Touchwood Shopping Centre, National Exhibition Centre, Resorts World Birmingham, and the Resorts World Arena.
It is an exciting time for Solihull, although we are a relatively small local authority (c. 6000 employees), we still have ambitious plans including the development of UK Central and HS2.
Here at Solihull Council, we want to ensure that all our citizens have an equal chance to share in Solihull’s success. We do this by putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
We recognise that our employees are the key factor in achieving our vision and as such, we are always on the lookout for talented individuals, who want to make a real positive difference to people’s lives and can help us to continue building on our success.
The transition to Smarter Working has presented us with the opportunity to re-think how and where we work. With the option to access portable technology, dependent upon the requirements of the role, a lot of our people are not bound to a single workplace or traditional ways of working, with many choosing to spend a good proportion of their week working from home.
Our people told us that they value flexibility, and that choice enables them to have a better work-life balance, manage family responsibilities, enhance their personal wellbeing, and continue to deliver excellent outcomes for the residents of Solihull.
Our people are our number one asset, and our aim is to have a healthy, happy engaged and thriving workforce.
Wellbeing is at the heart of our employee offer and we are a bronze accredited West Midlands Combined Authority Thrive at Work employer. This recognises our commitment and action in support of employee wellbeing.
Unpaid carers carry out a key role within our community and know that this can be challenging when combined with employment. Our Carer’s Policy, Employee Carers Network and the ongoing support we give to our employees has resulted in us winning Employer of the Year 2022 at the Carer Friendly Awards.
We will offer you:
- A friendly, supportive and inclusive working environment;
- Competitive salaries including, for those at the top of their scale, the opportunity to receive a non-consolidated lump sum;
- A range of flexible working options;
- Annual leave starting at 25 days and rising to 30 days after 5 years' service in addition to public holidays with an opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional days' holiday per year;
- A generous flexitime scheme (available for most roles);
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme;
- A wide range of learning and development opportunities;
- A range of family friendly policies;
- Employee benefits including subsidised travel passes, Cycle 2 Work Scheme, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and staff discounts.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who demonstrate they meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For roles eligible for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check this will be indicated in the advert and supporting recruitment documents. Where the post involves working with children, other vulnerable groups or in a position of trust it is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further guidance is available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/945449/rehabilitation-of-offenders-guidance.pdf
Please note, where sufficient numbers of applications are received, we reserve the right to close a vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore advise that you submit your application as soon as possible.
- Website
- http://www.solihull.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 0121 704 6000
- Location
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Council House
Manor Square
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 3QB
United Kingdom
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