Contract type: Permanent/ Full time
Location: Reading
Salary: £30,000 - £36,000
Hours: 8.00am - 4.30pm
Benefits: Competitive
Role overview
Turn IT on are looking for an experienced Senior ICT Consultant who has a real flair for technology mixed with a passion for providing exemplary service to our customers.
Join our South East team supporting schools and Trust in multiple locations around Reading, Surrey and Berkshire.
You will be responsible for maintaining all IT hardware and services across the schools' sites as well as helping the schools improve the standard of their ICT provisions and enable them to deliver effective teaching and learning through ICT solutions. You will facilitate communication between your school and turn IT on keeping them up to date with what services turn IT on can offer and manage the accounts of your customers. You will be skilled in maintaining school computer equipment, installing new and existing software across the network, provide technical support for users and resolve identified technical problems. You will also have good level of competency of common user applications and an excellent level of experience of using Microsoft Office365.
You will be passionate about IT with a strong technical background, be self-motivated and enjoy providing excellent customer service.
- This role requires you to be a team player, have strong communication and organisation skills along with a courteous manner with the ability to explain technical issues in layman's terms to our customers.
- The ideal candidate will ideally have at least 2-3 years' experience in working in a school environment.
- School Experience is required for this role.
- Must have full UK driving licence and Car.
- Must have good working knowledge of Apple products and iPads configuration as well as a good working knowledge of the Windows environment and Networking.
- You should be able to work independently and have an aptitude for problem solving and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve services provided by your team.
Responsibilities include:
- Resolve and manage any technical issues that impacts the running of the school's function by providing robust technical solutions
- Installation or repair of computers with standardised applications and networking software, diagnosing, and solving problems that develop in their operations.
- Respond to a wide range of technical duties associated with the computer network and desktop services, primarily in connection with existing installations and upgrading of these installations. (Desktop computers, iPads, printers, telephones, scanners, projectors, pa equipment, AV lecterns and hardware)
- The role is offered on a full-time, full year basis and successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks.
Benefits:
In return, we are offering a salary of between £30,000 - £36,000 negotiable for the right person. Benefits include pension scheme, electric/hybrid car scheme, cycle/ebike scheme, eye care voucher scheme, mental health first aid, employee assistance programme and employee recognition scheme.
The Transforming Learning Group provides a comprehensive range of hands-on ICT and computing support, MIS support, GDPR services and consultancy and training. – turn IT on, School ICT Services and SalamanderSoft. Between the three brands we provide services to over 5,000 schools across England and employ nearly 350 staff members. We put schools and their needs first, taking care of all their technological needs so that they can get on with teaching and learning.
turn IT on is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
‘Happy to talk flexible working'
‘Your data matters'
You may also have experience in the following: Digital Transformation Consultant, ICT Solutions Architect, Senior Technology Analyst, Lead IT Consultant, Senior IT Project Manager, Principal IT Advisor, Senior IT Systems Analyst, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
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