What is the job role?

Do you want to join a thriving workforce which aims to transform the lives of our children? We are a Coventry based multi-academy trust going through an exciting period of growth.

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 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, SCCM, Office 365, Teams, Intune, and Azure

• 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

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.

Work pattern: 37 hours per week, all year round, permanent

An application pack is available to download below.  Please email your completed application to: josh.smith@ietrust.org

Closing date for applications: Sunday 6th June 2021 - Interview date: TBC

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Inspire Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Coventry City Council