School IT Technician Apprentice- Ref TV21521

Chuckery Primary School
Lincoln Road, Walsall Council WS1 2DZ

School IT Technician Apprentice- Ref TV21521

37 Hours per week: term time only
Monday to Friday (8.15am – 4.45pm)
Start date: 1^st September 2021
Fixed Term: 18 months

Apprentice:
Rate of Pay:  The current National Minimum Wage for an Apprentice is £4.30 an hour.  This rate applies to Apprentices under 19 and those aged 19 or over who are in their first year. 

Apprentices will be paid at least the minimum wage rate for their age if they are aged 19 or over AFTER completing their first year. 
The minimum wage rates are £6.56 an hour for 18-20 year olds, £8.36 an hour for 21-24 year olds and £8.91 for anyone aged 25 and over.  Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that is part of their Apprenticeship this includes 20% off job training.

Chuckery Primary School presents the opportunity to start a career working in a school. You will receive comprehensive training throughout the apprenticeship and ongoing support from the school. The successful candidate will be required to work towards an Infrastructure Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship. The provider we will be using is QA (www.QA.com)

The I.T Technician is an essential member of the Administrative team and contributes to the smooth running of the school, working flexible across a range of duties. The successful candidate will work towards fulfilling the school’s commitment to a high quality service and will promote the school’s welcoming and friendly ethos.

Working as an I.T Technician you’ll provide support to parents, pupils, teachers and other non-teaching staff. You’ll need excellent communication skills and good attention to detail to ensure your work is accurate. 

At the end of your apprenticeship you’ll achieve the nationally recognised qualification as well as valuable work experience that will provide you with the best chance possible of being offered a full-time role within a school or business.

Duties will include:

• Carry out regular online safety talks to children
• Weekly online safety advice to parents
• Monitor the Smoothwall monitoring system acting on any alerts and reporting to our Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Follow up Online Safety incidents at the request of DSL
• Provide exceptional ICT support to the School community
• Ensure efficient and effective use of ICT across all teaching, learning and administration.
• Maintaining the school's network
• Installing new software and upgrading existing applications
• Providing technical support for teachers and pupils
• Maintaining and developing the school's website and intranet
• Maintaining hardware peripherals (e.g. scanners, printers, external drives)
• Liaising with suppliers on maintenance or licensing deals

Desired skills

• Good standard of education.
• GCSE Maths & English or equivalent (Grade C or above)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to meeting the needs of the pupils/carers. 
• I.T knowledge would be an advantage.
• Good organisational skills.

Personal qualities

• Cheery and welcoming personality
• Well organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident
• Team player
• Responsible
• Enthusiastic
• Good time management
• Have high expectations of themselves and the children at the school
• Be enthusiastic about learning and working in a learning environment
• Be flexible and willing to meet the needs of the school

In return we can offer

• a commitment to your professional development where we will work with you to achieve your aspirations and goals
• a well-resourced school
• an enthusiastic team
• eager, responsive and well-behaved children supported by a community who are committed to their success
• the support of our wider group of schools that form the Cadmus Federation

Closing Date for applications is 12pm on Friday 2^nd July 2021

Shortlisting will take place on Tuesday 6^th July 2021
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by 5pm via email on 6^th July 2021 to arrange interview.

Chuckery Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS check prior to appointment.

Application forms and further details are available by contacting the school by e-mailing postbox@chuckery.walsall.sch.uk or phoning 01922 449104.