£35,050 - £37,119 PER ANNUM
37.5 HOURS PER WEEK 9AM – 5PM
MUCH HADHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE
This role is based on-site and not offered on a hybrid basis
About the role
The IT Systems Administrator is a vital role in St Elizabeth's IT department. This role supports the IT Manager and IT team in maintaining, configuring and ensuring the reliable operation of all things IT across the charity. Working as part of a small and friendly team, no two days will be the same. You will be involved in a diverse range of responsibilities including project based work, upgrading existing systems along with identifying and addressing potential issues before they escalate.
About you
You will have substantial professional experience in IT Support, ideally within a Systems Administrator role or similar. The IT team provide support to both employees and learners, therefore you will require a positive attitude, excellent communication skills as well as empathy and understanding of users' perspectives and capabilities. In addition to the above, we are looking for someone who has strong technical expertise but at the same time can translate IT nuisances into a language that all can understand.
You will hold a degree in IT or similar along with a valid UK driving licence with access to a car as you may be required on occasion to troubleshoot and install hardware at our external locations across Herts and Essex. Mileage will be paid!
Why work for us
Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions.
Over the past 120 years, St Elizabeth's has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients and 24-hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.
In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:
- 25 days' annual leave per annum – 5 service related day's
- Eligible for Blue Light card – discounts on big brands!
- Discounted gym membership
- Employee recognition scheme
- Life assurance
- Free on-site parking
- Recommend a friend payment up to £500!*
- Confidential employee assistance programme
- Fully paid for DBS
- Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)
- *terms and conditions apply
How to apply
Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on full-time equivalent and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At St Elizabeth's we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.
Safeguarding
St Elizabeth's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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