Employment Opportunities

Join our team

We employ around 240 staff all with unique skills and abilities. Working here will give you the opportunity to work in a dynamic, stimulating and friendly environment.

In return you can access excellent benefits:

    • Free staff lunch on the days you work, during term time
    • 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rated according to your contract
    • Scottish Widows Group Personal Pension Plan (depending on your role)
      • Personalised industry expert pension advice
      • 3 x death in service benefit
    • Partial fee discount, where applicable and according to eligibility
    • Free use of the school gym
    • Free use of the swimming pool
    • A suite of termly staff celebrations and wellbeing initiatives
    • Topical health and wellbeing advice via our EAP
    • Employee assistance programmes to support you personally and professionally
    • Discounted group private health with BUPA
    • Optical support
    • A comprehensive further study programme
    • Access to a cycle to work scheme
    • Access to a salary sacrifice electric car scheme
    • Invites to parenting webinars on key topics
    • Free access to school productions, speakers and events
    • Free onsite car parking

 

Current Opportunities


IT Support Technician – Full Time

The King’s School Chester is looking for an IT Support Technician to join our IT and Technical Support Team. Working across the school the IT Support Technician is the face of the IT department – in and out of classrooms, theatres and offices, providing one-to-one support for our over 230 staff and 1100 pupils with an approachable and friendly manner.

This hands-on technical post includes supporting a variety of operating systems, software applications, and web-based systems, as well as supporting and implementing the diverse range of IT hardware in use across the site.

Main Duties

  • Responding to support tickets within effective response times
  • Resolving technical issues for over 1500 end-users (including pupils and staff)
  • The installation, maintenance, and ongoing support of over 1800 technology assets (workstations, mobile devices, AV equipment etc.)

Our ideal candidate will have a professional IT qualification and recent customer facing IT experience

Hours of the role – 37 hours per week 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday – all year round

Part time or term time hours may be considered

Salary £26-£30k per annum depending on experience

To apply please send completed application forms to recruitment@kingschester.co.uk

Closing Date: 9am Monday 6th January 2025

Interviews Week commencing 13th January 2025.

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