ICT Lead Technician

Cathedral Schools Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled ICT lead Technician to join a dynamic and proactive ICT team. You will be based on the Bristol Cathedral Choir School campus, leading the site and managing the ICT Technician alongside the CST IT Director and CST ICT Technical Manager, whilst also working with the CST IT team supporting other schools within the Trust, all within Bristol and North Somerset.

Working closely with the CST ICT Director and School, you will be the driving force in managing continuous improvement, planning, ICT budgets and procurement. You will maintain and develop IT hardware, systems and services whilst also providing remote and face-to-face technical support in line with the Trust's ICT support service to allow the effective use of ICT by both staff and students.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate initiative to deal with unexpected situations during the school day and have excellent organisational skills. You will be able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all users and be able to work under pressure, to deadlines, whilst maintaining a sense of humour.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in an IT environment, with hands-on experience of server maintenance, repair and recovery, as well as a detailed understanding of Windows networks/servers (AD, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy, etc.) and the majority of desktop applications, Microsoft Office, Adobe. For further information please refer to the detailed job description and person specification.

What you will get from Cathedral Schools Trust:

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff or the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teachers, both of which are career average salary pension schemes with a guaranteed pension on retirement based on your salary and service rather than investment performance.
• Generous family leave and pay policies
• Cycle-to-work scheme. This is a salary sacrifice scheme that provides tax savings for staff who purchase a new bike in order to cycle to work. For more information and to join the scheme, go to: https://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/
• Electric Vehicle Salary sacrifice scheme. Lease an electric car and enjoy the tax benefits through salary sacrifice
• Employee assistance programme: Health Assured provides a range of 24/7 support including counselling and advice.
• Discounted Pure Gym and Nuffield Gym membership
• Actively promote inclusivity and support mental health and wellbeing of all staff with Mental Health First Aiders in each school, Menopause forums and staff led groups such as Equalities, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity
• Staff intranet site: CST Connect, signposting staff to HR, Finance and IT policies, wellbeing support and professional development opportunities
• Wellbeing Charter

If you would like to find out more about CST, please visit our website: Cathedral Schools Trust

Please note that we will only consider applications through iTrent and will not consider CVs so please ensure that your supporting statement on the iTrent application form meets the requirements of the person specification. We encourage you to be succinct.

Please apply via: https://ce0465li.webitrent.com/ce0465li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=2053392a2S&WVID=4534950bp4

Applications should be received as soon as possible and no later than midnight on Sunday 12th March 2023.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 21st March at St Katherine’s School, Pill.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Notes: The duties outlined in this job description may be modified by The Principal, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title. This document does not form part of your contract of employment with the school.

As part of our commitment to equal opportunities, we ask that all applications are made using our application form and are accompanied by an equal opportunities form. The equal opportunities form is anonymous and is not shared with the shortlisting panel.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,562.00-£32,012.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Technical support: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/03/2023
Expected start date: 03/04/2023