Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
IT Technician
Band 7, Points 11 - 17 (£27,269 to £30,060)
Carlton Bolling is a large secondary school of over 1600 students situated close to the centre of Bradford. It has been on a remarkable improvement journey over recent years, after going into Special Measures in 2014 under high-profile circumstances and being dubbed ‘The Most Broken School in the Country’. From this low point it underwent rapid improvement, attaining an ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted less than two years after coming out of Special Measures. This success was followed up by accreditation as a World Class School in 2018, then being named ‘Secondary School of The Year’ in the 2019 Pearson/BBC National Teaching Awards. Despite this considerable success, the school still retains its innovative edge with several exciting initiatives being introduced over recent years, with many more to come.
Vacancy Information
Like all schools in the Trust, Carlton Bolling is a pleasant place to work with friendly, supportive, and helpful staff. Class sizes are small, averaging just 16 across all year groups in Maths and English, with slightly higher numbers in other subjects. Student behaviour and conduct is excellent, promoted and maintained by a large team of non-teaching Heads of Year. In line with Trust priorities, meetings, bureaucracy, and paperwork are kept to the absolute minimum, with staff regularly recognised and rewarded for their contribution to the school.
We are looking to appoint an IT Technician to join our talented and dedicated team in February 2025 or earlier. The successful candidate will play a key role in the maintenance and support of ICT facilities in the areas of administration and curriculum. The team member will be responsible for the installation, maintenance and updating of ICT networks and systems and to ensure that users of these systems are supported in their understanding of the systems’ capabilities and appropriate usage. They will play a key role in updating and maintaining the ICT equipment inventory.
Main Purpose of the Post:
To play a key role in the maintenance and support of ICT facilities in the areas of administration and curriculum
To play a key role in the installation, maintenance and updating of all ICT networks and systems and to ensure that users of these systems are supported in their understanding of the systems’ capabilities and appropriate usage. *
To play a key role in updating and maintaining the ICT equipment inventory. *
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
Prioritise workload effectively
Monitor helpdesk and identify appropriate responses
Maintain an up-to-date inventory of ICT equipment and its location.
Assist in the management and administration of ICT systems, peripherals and associated equipment (adhering to all relevant Health and Safety regulations)
Assist the Network Manager in making decisions relating to the technical aspects of the computer networks, maintenance, repair and replacement of equipment
Make recommendations on new developments and their compatibility to existing systems
Responsible with the Network Manager for the safety of the networks, hardware, software and the safe keeping of information including backups
Maintaining the confidentiality of information held in the systems
To help to manage the physical maintenance of ICT systems adhering to all relevant Health and Safety regulations
To play a key role in providing safe and efficient ICT facilities
To deploy and upgrade software packages as required
To oversee day to day network administrative tasks
To help ensure the working order of administrative systems hardware
To help maintain the security of data
To help manage the school’s email systems
To assist in the implementation of network security
To support staff and ensure that they are able to use systems for teaching and curriculum material development
To play a role in monitoring the use of ICT equipment to maintain a virus-free environment and to help ensure that no unsuitable material is accessed or distributed
Undertake other duties as appropriate to the post, as required by the Principal that may be reasonably required from time to time
Deploy software and configuration changes to managed machines
Deploying and assisting in the deployment of machines using imaging tools already in place
Reviewing the antivirus management platform
Deploying Windows Updates
Administering the school’s Office 365 tenant and related systems
Maintaining Active Directory
Assist with configuration changes on the telephone system
Assist with the support of the catering system and escalate to support company as required
Maintain the print queues including through the Papercut print management system
It may be necessary to work hours outside the normal contractual hours to support the school’s commitment to extend opportunities to a wide range of learners. This may include evenings or weekends, after negotiation with the Network Manager. In such cases, overtime or time in lieu will be agreed
For further details and to apply, go to https://carltonacademytrust.co.uk/working-for-cat-vacancies-new/vacancies-new/
Closing Date: 9am, 6th January 2025