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Warwick Independent Schools Foundation comprises five schools: King’s High School, Warwick Preparatory School, Warwick School, and Warwick Junior School all sit on the Myton Road site in Warwick, with Kingsley School in the neighbouring town of Leamington Spa.
The Foundation is unique in the Midlands, offering co-education for our pupils aged 3 to 7, and single-gender education from age 7 onwards. This offers the best of both worlds for our pupils: teaching specifically tailored to their needs with extensive opportunities to collaborate outside the classroom.
Overview:
Reporting to the Foundation IT Team Manager, the IT Support Apprentice will gain experience of providing support for the IT systems and services across the Foundation of schools. This will include handling through to resolution First Line/Level 1 incidents and problems as well as working with other members of the IT Team to help resolve 2nd Line/Service issues.
Benefits:
Salary review each September
Company sick pay dependent on length of service
Use of the sports complex
Free lunches
Free on-site parking
Duties:
You will be responsible for:
Supporting the delivery of the Foundation-wide SLA across all schools and departments
Acting as the initial point of contact for staff and students requiring help with IT issues and queries
Proactive maintenance for IT systems and software
Accurate service desk information to enable the analysis of issues and effective configuration recording and management
Effective troubleshooting, analysis and resolution of issues, using support from the School Lead Technicians where appropriate
Assistance in the deployment of new client device software builds as and when required
Assistance in the deployment of hardware devices as and when required
Supporting activities associated with the Foundation Innovation Framework whereby staff and students may require a higher degree of support during the implementation and testing of new tools and technologies
Occasional support outside of normal working hours, including weekends, for specific activities
What we are looking for:
You will need the following skills:
Highly motivated and enthusiastic
Good organisational and problem-solving skills
A good level of written and spoken English appropriate to the context and audience
Able to work effectively on their own as well as part of a team
Ability to effectively organise own time
Ability to keep calm under pressure
A wholly professional attitude
The following experience would be beneficial:
Experience and knowledge of Active Directory, Exchange, and Windows Server
Knowledge of both general ICT H&S issues relating to work, both for self and all potential users
Experience of working within an educational setting
Experience supporting and using Microsoft Teams
Experience of working with people of all ages
Experience of training others
Safeguarding and Protection of Children and Young Persons:
In accordance with the Children’s Act 1989, on appointment post holders will be required to commit to their responsibilities with regards to safeguarding. In addition, offers of appointment will be subject to an Enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and other pre-starter checks as required by the regulations governing the appointment of staff within education.
The criminal record checks will highlight cautions, reprimands, and final warnings as well as any convictions. The post holder must not have any spent or unspent convictions that would prevent working with children.
Working hours:
37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday, 8am - 4.30pm and Friday, 8am - 4.00pm.
Entry requirements:
The entry requirements for this Azure Cloud Support Specialist programme are as follows:
3 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 4+ (A-C) in any subject
GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 3+ (D or above)
Prospective apprentices must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level as this apprenticeship is in a similar subject
You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance, you could still be considered for the programme.
If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.
Salary:
£14,085 and £16,393 per annum. 92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer ongoing development tracks. QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education. To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years. Additional information: Frequency:
Per year Employment type:
Full-time
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£14,085 and £16,393 per annum. 92% of QA Apprentices secure permanent employment after finishing their apprenticeship. Additionally, there may be opportunities to undertake further apprenticeship training as many of our programs offer ongoing development tracks. QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education. To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years. Additional information: Frequency:
Per year Employment type:
Full-time
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