IT Technician

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On August 1st, 2023, City College Southampton, Eastleigh College and Fareham College have merged to form the South Hampshire College Group. This merger represents an exciting opportunity for the region’s students, offering defined pathways into employment, with employers benefiting from a more joined up approach that will create work ready employees aligned to the region’s growth agenda as well as a fresh start for all staff by embedding best practice, resources and cultures that will deliver an outstanding college. The merged group (who will all retain their campus names) will have a turnover of around £42 million and employ over 800 staff. Annually, the group would be responsible for the education and training of more than 3,600 students aged 16-19, over 1,200 apprentices and over 5,000 adults.

South Hampshire College Group are recruiting for an ambitious, professional, resilient and respectful:

IT Technician

Competitive salary ranging up to £24,777 per annum.

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Benefits to Support Work Life Balance:30 days annual leave + bank holidays.

Duties:

• Provide effective and responsive I.T. & Communications support for staff and learners College-wide.
• To maintain, administer and supervise Microsoft and Google cloud services including Active Directory / Azure platforms.
• To be responsible for installing hardware and software manually and using SCCM services on Windows 10 and Apple Mac OS platforms.
• To diagnosis and implementation of repair procedures for I.T. facilities in accordance to internal policies and procedures.
• To assist in the installation and maintenance of the college communications network infrastructure and in the administration of the network switches and WiFi configurations.

Skills/experience:

• Highly motivated professional with a range IT and administration skills.
• Experience of working within the education sector is desirable.
• Good organisational skills with ability to organise own workload and able to work collaboratively within a team.
• Communicate knowledge to others within a variety of styles and settings.
• Excellent standard of computer literacy and have a high working knowledge of the Microsoft office suite, google suites and IT equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to include; communication, adaptability and flexibility.

Qualifications:

• Minimum GCSE grade 4 / C in English & Maths or equivalent.
• Appropriate level 3 computing qualification or equivalent.
• Willingness to work towards relevant qualifications for the post as required.

Ideal attributes of applicant:

• You will be comfortable talking and engaging with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Be a highly organised, collaborative and enthusiastic team player.
• You will have a keen interest in our industry and willing to undergo further training and development.
• You will be ambitious and want to drive to maintain our high standards.
• You are ambitious, professional, respectful and resilient, thriving in a high trust and high performance culture.
• You can make a significant contribution in our mission to provide excellence and opportunity in both technical and professional education, training and apprenticeships.

Employee Benefits:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Generous pension schemes
• Car charging points
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Online benefits platform
• Access to free onsite gym
• Discounts at our onsite salon and motor vehicle garage
• Annual staff awards
• Excellent development opportunities

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £24,777.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 04/09/2023