Are you passionate about technology and dedicated to ensuring seamless digital operations across an academy? Do you thrive on managing support issues and maintaining complex systems to facilitate high-quality teaching and learning? This role is essential in providing high quality and professional ICT support to all staff and students within the Academy.
Welcome from the Principal
We are an Ofsted Good rated, 11-18 academy, with a thriving sixth form and a campus undergoing a transformation, based in the friendly, South Yorkshire town of Doncaster.
We are proud to say that our recent OFSTED inspection in 2024 cited that the school is a 'Good' school, identifying how the school is an 'inclusive school' where 'pupils of every background are provided with the opportunities they need to be successful.' We value our staff highly, and have established a truly supportive environment where staff training and well being is at the heart of all we do. We are focused on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.
We are proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award and to have received the IQM Award, which highlights our commitment to inclusion.We have also recently achieved our Eco Schools award along with our Leading the Way award for meeting all eight Gastsby Benchmarks to support employability for our students.
We believe we are on a journey towards Outstanding. Help to take us to the next level.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
The technician provides professional first-line ICT support to staff and students, managing allocated workloads via the helpdesk system. Key duties involve assisting with the maintenance of all ICT rooms and equipment, and providing general technical support for the department. Responsibilities include the commissioning, testing, maintenance, and repair of electronic and computer systems, associated peripherals, and AV equipment, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. They also assist in installing and configuring software under direction, updating inventories, and evaluating new and existing software.
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Candidates should possess experience working in an IT support role. Practical experience with Active Directory and user account management is required, along with a good understanding of current software operating systems. Knowledge of network protocols and VLANs, and exposure to automated OS and software deployment techniques are essential. Desirable experience includes anti-virus solutions, connecting mobile devices to centralized services, or working in a school environment. Essential skills include effective communication, respecting confidentiality/security, and demonstrating excellent time management. Candidates must be willing and able to enhance their qualifications.
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We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and down the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.
We’re incredibly proud of how far our kind, creative and talented teachers and support staff go to make life better for our pupils and their families. It’s why we have built such a leading reputation in education and taken failing schools to Ofsted-rated outstanding in a record amount of time.
We are committed to putting students first, raising standards and transforming lives.
