IT Support Engineer

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust is looking for a IT Support Engineer to join us to help us provide an excellent education for all of our learners.

The Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT) that runs and supports the development of new special schools to enable children and young people with autism to learn, thrive and achieve.

Within this role you will be working across two sites Spring School and The Rise School in Feltham. You will be working as part of the School Business Support Team and be responsible for all aspects of IT within the school. From analysing and resolving desktop, hardware and software issues including presentation equipment and mobile devices. You will work with both internal and external stakeholders, to participate in the installation, developing, monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimisation of all network hardware, software and infrastructure. You will also work with stakeholders both internally and externally to investigate and develop new technologies for school staff as well as pupils and young adults with autism.

What can we offer you?

· 30 days annual leave per academic year.

· Highly competitive salary reviewed annually.

· Excellent CPD including a wide range of in house and external training courses.

· Annual staff recognition awards.

· Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.

· Season ticket loans.

· A wide range of wellness programmes both in person and online including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes.

· Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.

· Access to physiotherapy.

· On-site parking.

This is full time permanent role which is all year around (Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week).

Start Date- January 2025 or sooner

Interview date- week commencing 21st October 2024

Closing date- 18th October 2024 at 10am

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.

Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

· Highly competitive salary reviewed annually.

· Excellent CPD including a wide range of in house and external training courses.

· Annual staff recognition awards.

· Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.

· Season ticket loans.

· A wide range of wellness programmes both in person and online including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes.

· Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.

· Access to physiotherapy.

· On-site parking.

This is full time permanent role which is all year around (Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week).

Start Date- January 2025 or sooner

Interview date- week commencing 21st October 2024

Closing date- 18th October 2024 at 10am

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.

Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.