ICT Technician

Job Reference: )Primary Location :
Down-Dundonald-Tor Bank Special School Contract Type :
Permanent Duration of Contract/Contract End Date : na Status :
Part-Time Contract Options :
Flexible working arrangements available during school holidays (E.g. Option 1, 2,
3)
Hours per Week : 32.5 hours per week Working Pattern :
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3.30pmGrade/Scale : ICT Technician 2 | NJC pt 11 - 14 | £14.9917 - £15.7367 per hour Additional Allowance(s) :
Not Applicable Anticipated Interview Date(s) : w/b 23/11/26

Additional Information:
Flexible Working Option to be offered all 3

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

ICT Technician 2

REPORTS TO:

School Principal through designated line manager RESPONSIBLE FOR:
Maximum of five staffJOB PURPOSETo assist the line manager in the development of ICT within the School and ensure that allcomputer systems and peripheral devices are maintained in good working order to meet the needs of the school.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Supervision This is a discretionary element of the job description. The grade may be awarded if supervision is not a component of the post.

Allocate, control and monitor work of appropriate staff.

Identify and provide on the job training to appropriate staff.

Provision and Maintenance of ICT Facilities and Practical Resources Ensure that the school owned microcomputer systems and peripheral devices are maintained in good working  the repair of all ICT related equipment.

Liaise with the authorised repair agencies as is necessary.

Assist with the installation of ICT related hardware and ensuring its successful operation.

Perform routine software operations as required

Make back-up copies of software for security purposes as required.

Assist with the installation of software on any school managed network.

Assist with the installation of software on stand-alone systems.

Make minor alterations, where appropriate and copyright permitting, to software as directed. Maintain the schools web site.

Liaise with the managed service provider as required to support the maintenance of the Classroom 2000 infrastructure.

Curricular Assistance Development, maintenance and operation of manual and/or computerised systems in relation to administrative tasks associated with the area of work.

Maintenance of an inventory/records of departmental resources.

Assistance in the ordering/purchasing, receiving, checking, storing and distribution of resources.

General Support all staff in ensuring the general safety of pupils.

Assist with evacuation in emergencies.

Undertake photocopying as required.

Technical staff may be required to undertake any of the following duties:

Handling cash in relation to the purchase of practical materials.

Assisting with hospitality at meetings and school functions.

Carrying out minor maintenance repairs throughout the school within the competence of the employee.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to  accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

PERSON SPECIFICATION NOTES TO JOB APPLICANTS You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.

You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.

The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.

Please note that the Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that it believes most strongly meet the criteria for the  the event of an excessive number of applications, the Selection Panel also reserves the right to apply any desirable criteria as outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting, in which case these will be applied in the order listed.

It is important therefore that you also clearly demonstrate on your…