IT Technician - Orchard Primary School - London E9

To provide specialist ICT support, including preparation, and maintenance of ICT resources and support to staff and pupils. Under the guidance of senior staff ensure that the schools establish and maintain high quality learning facilities.
Support for the Teacher:
Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment.
Ensure timely and accurate design, preparation and use of specialist equipment/resources/materials.
Assist in the development of work plans, administration scheduled work, work sheets etc.
Contribute to development and organisation of systems/procedures/policies.
Be responsible for maintaining records, information and data, producing analysis and reports as required.
Promote and ensure the health and safety and good behaviour and application of school policies at all times.
Support for the Curriculum:
Monitor and manage stock within an agreed budget, cataloguing resources and undertaking audits as required.
Maintain specialist equipment, check for quality/safety, undertake specialist repairs/modifications within own capabilities and arrange for additional repairs/modifications to be carried out by others.
Demonstrate and assist in the safe and effective use of specialist equipment/materials. Provide specialist advice and guidance as required.
Implement agreed work programmes under the guidance of the School Business Manager.

Support for School:
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Be aware of and support differences and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school and act as a role model for pupils
at all times.
Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with the School Business Manager.
Attend and participate in regular meetings.
Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
Implement planned supervision of pupils out of lesson times which are ICT related e.g. clubs/extra-curricular activities.

Responsibilities:
Under the guidance of senior managers, develop the security and long-term planning of the network. Work with senior staff to produce short, medium and long term development plans.
Investigate new technologies and work within an agreed budget to purchase, install and ensure all staff are conversant and confident in the use of new equipment.
Develop and maintain ICT infrastructure that supports staff and students using specialist and general ICT facilities.
Trouble-shoot and repair when possible ICT and audio visual equipment problems.
Install hardware and remove software on workstations. Ensure maintenance of all hardware, software, and equipment.

Co-ordinate a plan for security updates of workstations, inform staff of critical updates and manage licences of software for workstations and servers.
Keep an inventory of all equipment and ensure that all equipment is security tagged/marked after purchase.
Maintain printers to ensure all printers and photocopiers are always ingood working order.
Pre-load software prior to lessons.
Ensure the efficient running of the ICT equipment.

This is a description of the main duties and responsibilities of the post at the date of production. The duties may change over time as requirements and circumstances change. The person in the post may also have to carry out other duties as may be necessary from time to time.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £21,330.00 /year

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