Head of IT and Network Manager - Felsted, United Kingdom - Felsted School

Felsted School

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Felsted, United Kingdom

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Permanent | Full-time | All-year Round (52 weeks per year)
Competitive salary (dependent on skills, knowledge and experience)

Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex.

Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic educationto approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen.

We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone.

We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff ina community-orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.

The Felsted IT Services team is a critical and integral part of the Felsted community as is the role of the Head of IT & Network Manager, which oversees the team and the management of the school's network infrastructure.

It is an exciting time to be joiningFelsted and the IT department, particularly as we embark on upgrading our network.

The main duties of the role are to be responsible for the management (design, implementation, testing, and troubleshooting), efficiency, effectiveness, and development of the school's network infrastructure and management information systems; to play a keyrole in safeguarding, cybersafety and security, and to be a key member of the Digital Empowerment Steering Group (DESG) and Procurement Team.

The Head of IT & Network Manager also plays a key role in the strategic and technical development of high qualityIT systems school-wide, both operationally and academically.

This role is a permanent position working Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, all-year round.

The post holder is required to work one Saturday per month during term-time and be on-call as per the department's out-of-hours rota.

The salary for this rolewill be competitive, reflecting the importance of the role, and dependent on skills, knowledge and experience.

Further information and a full job description can be found within the 'Role Information Pack' on our website.

Benefits include free life assurance, uniform and parking; contributory pension scheme (matched at 4%); membership availability to the School's healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gymand pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers.

More informationon our rewards package can be found on our website employment-opps/rewards.

We are rated 'Excellent in every aspect' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

**Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.