As Part of Equitas Academies Trust

Aston Manor Academy as part of Equitas Academies Trust Aston Manor Academy, Phillips Street, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4PZ Tel: 0121 359 8108

Senior IT Support Officer 36.50 hours per week £19,238 - £24,717 per annum

Aston Manor Academy (Secondary) is part of a Multi-Academy Trust that also sponsors a local Primary Academy. Both Academies are happy, exciting and inspiring learning environments for their children who are from a vibrant mix of cultures. The staff and Trustees have a great sense of pride in their Academies and care passionately about their students.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Senior IT Support Officer to join our small Support Team which supports 1,000+ users across 2 sites. Duties will include installing, configuring, managing and maintaining both Windows and Apple Servers, PCs, tablets and laptops as well as proactively monitoring and responding to ICT helpdesk tickets and providing ICT support to all staff, students and visitors to the school.

The ideal candidate will have experience of providing technical support in Schools or Academies and have sound knowledge of systems including Group Policy, Office 365, Hyper-V, WSUS Server and Apple Configurator as well as experience with disk imaging systems such as Windows Deployment Services, Web Filtering & Internet Security software, e.g. Smoothwall & MS Data Protection Manager.

In return we can offer:  A supportive and nurturing working environment which is professional as well as fun  A commitment to CPD opportunities  Employee wellbeing benefits

The successful candidate should have a commitment to the Trust and community ethos.

Informal visits to Aston Manor Academy are most welcome prior to the closing date.

For further details and an application form, please contact [email protected] or alternatively you may download a Job Description / Person Specification and application form from the school website www.astonmanoracademy.com/vacancies

Closing date: Friday 25th November 2016 @ 9am

Please note, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, then unfortunately, on this occasion, you will have been unsuccessful in your application.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of all our children and expects staff to share this commitment.