What is the job role?

Employment Status: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Actual Salary: £20,043.00 - £23,484.00

Required: Asap

Location: Coventry and Nuneaton

Candidates will be invited to interview as and when applications are received. We reserve the right to close the advertisement early and therefore, candidates are encouraged to submit their application without delay.

About the role

We seek to appoint an energetic, creative and forward-thinking ICT Technician to proactively support our academy ICT Infrastructures as a member of our central ICT team.  Your role will be to support our academies, staff and students, providing first line technical support promptly and efficiently, in person and remotely. You will be required to diagnose, detect and resolve problems with a wide range of equipment including laptops, PCs, tablets, printers, peripheral, network and software.

You will need:

• Experience of supporting a Microsoft environment including but not limited to Active Directory, Office 365 and Teams

• A valid driving license and ability to travel to our different sites based in Coventry and Warwickshire

• Up to date knowledge of developments with ICT equipment, hardware and software applications

• Ensure attention to detail and take pride in the work you do

• Be able to work under pressure and to deadlines, and produce work to the required standards and to agreed timescales

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences

• 5 GCSEs including English and Mathematics

• A strong commitment to our trust values and ethos

A career at Inspire Education Trust offers a rewarding future, with the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives and outcomes of our young people. We work hard to provide an environment which places staff wellbeing at the forefront of the agenda, as well as providing ample opportunities for personal and professional development. It is a priority for us to ensure our workforce is thriving, fulfilled and engaged. As such, we offer a portfolio of benefits designed to enhance and support the working lives of our staff. These include, but are not limited to:

• A highly supportive and committed executive leadership team

• An effective continuing professional development (CPD) programme for all staff

• Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors• A focus on staff well-being including free counselling and wellbeing training, a trust wellbeing committee, a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment

• Opportunity to join a committed and forward thinking team of support staff

• Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts

About Inspire Education Trust

Inspire Education Trust is a Multi Academy Trust currently consisting of 5 primary schools and one secondary school located in Coventry and Warwickshire.

The Trust has a vision and a business plan to consistently grow and develop over the forth coming years and is structuring its central teams to represent this growth, through delivery of an operational business like service across the Trust’s communities, enabling our schools to concentrate on our pupils and their education.

If you consider you have all of the qualities and experience we require then we would welcome your application to join us at this very exciting time in the development and growth of our MAT.

How to apply:

All applications must be received electronically via our TES page: https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/inspire-education-trust-1168460

If you experience any problems with the online application process please contact TES directly: recruitment@tes.com

If you have any queries about the post, please email josh.smith@ietrust.org

Closing date: 8th April 2022, midday

Candidates will be invited to interview as and when applications are received. We reserve the right to close the advertisement early and therefore, candidates are encouraged to submit their application without delay.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must

share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (nonprotected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities

certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of ICT Technician will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Coventry City Council