Senior Ict Consultant - Reading And Surrey

Senior ICT Consultant - Reading and Surrey

£30,000 - £36,000

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior ICT Consultant who has a real flair for technology mixed with a passion for providing exemplary service to our customers.

You will be responsible for maintaining all IT hardware and services across the schools' sites as well as helping the schools improve the standard of their ICT provisions and enable them to deliver effective teaching and learning through ICT solutions. You will facilitate communication between your school and the client keeping them up to date with what services they can offer and manage the accounts of your customers.

About you:

• You will be passionate about IT with a strong technical background, be self-motivated and enjoy providing excellent customer service.
• You will also have good level of competency of common user applications and an excellent level of experience of using Microsoft Office365.
• You will be skilled in maintaining school computer equipment, installing new and existing software across the network, provide technical support for users and resolve identified technical problems.
• This role requires you to be a team player, have strong communication and organisation skills along with a courteous manner with the ability to explain technical issues in layman's terms to our customers.
• You will ideally have at least 2-3 years' experience in working in a school environment.
• School Experience is required for this role.
• Must have full UK driving licence and Car.
• Must have good working knowledge of Apple products and iPads configuration as well as a good working knowledge of the Windows environment and Networking.
• You should be able to work independently and have an aptitude for problem solving and a proactive approach to identifying ways to improve services provided by your team.

Responsibilities include:

• Resolve and manage any technical issues that impacts the running of the school's function by providing robust technical solutions
• Installation or repair of computers with standardised applications and networking software, diagnosing, and solving problems that develop in their operations.
• Respond to a wide range of technical duties associated with the computer network and desktop services, primarily in connection with existing installations and upgrading of these installations. (Desktop computers, iPads, printers, telephones, scanners, projectors, pa equipment, AV lecterns and hardware)

The role is offered on a full-time, full year basis and successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks.