Role: Technician - Computing
Location: Tresham College - Kettering/Corby/Wellingborough Campus
Salary/Benefits: Salary from £22,072 (pro rata) DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays (pro rata), Peoples pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 18.5 hrs
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
About the role: We are currently seeking a
Technician to join our Computing department at The Bedford College group
. The successful candidate will be based at one of our college campuses Kettering/Corby/Wellingborough and will be responsible for the development of the department's networks and contribute to the delivery of support services across the department. The main purpose of the role is to support delivery of HE and T level courses in the department and where necessary liaise with the college's IT department.
Responsibilities include;
- To contribute to the delivery of efficient and effective services by configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment and services at all the Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough sites.
- To monitor and administer the department's networks and ensure that systems and resources are maintained in a good state of repair and records for these resources are accurate.
- To liaise with teaching staff to ensure that specialist systems and services are properly configured and supported.
About you: - Risk assessment experience
- Familiarity with Windows operating systems
- Familiarity with Microsoft applications
- Familiarity with Linux
- Understanding of Health & Safety issues
- Up-to-date understanding of PC architecture
- Up-to-date understanding of networking and router and switch management
- Ability to communicate with and support the needs of non-specialist clients and customers
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational
VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About The Bedford College Group The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.