Senior IT Engineer

Salary:

Grade 6 - £32,115

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

As soon as possible

Apply by:

27 November 2024

Prospere Learning Trust are excited to seek applicants for the post of Senior IT Engineer to provide specialist technical IT support across Trust Academies including the development and maintenance of infrastructure/resources and to provide general support to staff and pupils.

Under the direction of the Head of IT Services, you will also support the installation, maintenance, availability and security of the Trust-wide network, hardware, and software.

This is a permanent post, working 35 hours per week, all year round.

The starting salary for this post is Grade 6, reflecting a starting salary of £32,115.

The main contacts of the job are: Head of IT Services, Senior IT Services managers, Headteachers, nominated IT lead in each school, SLT at each school, teaching staff, other support staff, students, and external technical support services.

Main Accountabilities:

• To manage and lead IT Technicians at allocated sites.
• To monitor all tickets assigned to allocated sites which are logged via the help-desk, to ensure timely and well communicated resolutions by the IT Technicians.
• To monitor and respond to all tickets which are escalated from IT technicians via the help-desk across allocated sites. Where needed escalate the tickets for further high-level support in collaboration with the IT Technical Manager(s) and/or the Head of IT Services.
• To be responsible for the installation and deployment of new infrastructure hardware (servers, storage, switches, etc).
• To be responsible for pro-active maintenance and fault resolution of critical Trust-wide infrastructure, using the Trusts IT monitoring software.
• To be responsible for the ownership and maintenance of the infrastructure at allocated sites (including, but not limited to): Server infrastructure (Hyper-V Failover Cluster) Storage infrastructure (Storage Arrays attached to Hyper-V Failover Cluster) Switching infrastructure (HP/Cisco core, distribution, and edge switches).
• To be responsible for the operation and regular testing of the backup infrastructure at allocated sites (ensuring working backups, routine restore testing in sandbox environment).

The closing date for this application is midday on 27 November 2024 with interviews to take place on Monday 2 December 2024.

Working for us

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff well-being charter as a declaration of support to the well-being and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust.

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including:

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days after 5 years service
• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
• access to Cyclescheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• We're happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.

Applying to work for us

Applications will only be considered through the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete; you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.

Safeguarding Children

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Equality Statement

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Prospere Learning Trust
Firbank Road, Newall Green, Wythenshawe
Manchester
M23 2YS
United Kingdom

+44 161 436 3009

Prospere Learning Trust was formed in September 2017 through the merger of two multi academy trusts. We currently employ over 1000 staff and we believe that our staff play a vital role in achieving our vision. We believe that great schools thrive because of the great people in them. The Trust currently comprises of 9 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 5 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. With ambitious plans for growth and supporting academies to become the best they can be, every child is provided with the opportunity to develop the skills to be confident and successful.

Our Vision

An Exceptional Education for All

Our Values

Inclusion- we recognise people need different levels of support to achieve equitable outcomes.

Comprehensive education – we welcome all people from our local community.

Excellence – high standards institutionally, academically and in personal development.

Expertise – great schools thrive because of the great people in them. We invest in all our staff to achieve their potential.

Collaboration– we believe we are stronger together.

Reflection – we are underpinned by thoughtful use of relevant evidence and research.

Our Schools:

Chorlton High School

CHS South

Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA)

MEA Central

Piper Hill High School

Pioneer House High School

Grange School

Prospect House Primary Specialist Support School

Pear Tree High School

Our Staff Charter

A core principle at Prospere Learning Trust is Respectful Relationships where acting with care, integrity, and fairness is demonstrated within all our schools and the Central Team.

We value each member of our professional community and value our health and wellbeing. Our Staff Charter sets a standard which we all seek to follow and an environment:

• based on trust and shared values

• respect and positive relationships

• where staff health, safety and wellbeing are incorporated into day to day practices

• where personal and professional development is encouraged

• where support is available when needed

Teacher Training

The Trust offers outstanding primary and secondary routes into teaching with both mainstream and special schools.

Primary with SEND

Our Primary Education: Inclusion with SEND programme allows you the opportunity to train to teach in both mainstream and specialist settings. We work in partnership with the University of Cumbria and, upon successful completion, candidates are awarded a PGCE with qualified teacher status.

Secondary

We have four mainstream secondary schools dedicated to training teachers through the School Direct route. This is a school-led teacher training programme where you are attached to a Prospere Trust school from the very first day of your training. We work with the Manchester Teaching School Alliance and Manchester Metropolitan University to deliver this course.

Find out more about Teacher Training with Prospere Learning Trust on our

Central Services

We ensure that our schools receive continuous consistent operational support through our recently centralised service teams. The Central MAT Team includes HR, Finance, Estates, IT and Catering. This multi-functional, dedicated and continually developing team works tirelessly to support the efficient and effective running of our schools, enabling staff at school level to focus on delivering exceptional education to all children and young people.

Network Groups

The Prospere Learning Trust believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. There are several network groups comprising staff from all Trust schools focusing on key areas from curriculum and literacy to wellbeing and community of belonging. The network groups are designed to support the MAT Improvement Plan, develop and share best practice and promote cross Trust collaborative working.