IT Technician

Location: South Birmingham

Start Date: ASAP
Contract: Temporary ongoing until at least December 2026
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced IT Technician to join a busy secondary school in South Birmingham. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and reliable IT professional to support the school’s IT infrastructure, staff, and students.

The successful candidate will be required to start as soon as possible and will be working within the school until at least December 2026, with the potential for the role to continue beyond this date.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing first and second-line IT support to staff and students.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues.
• Managing user accounts, passwords, and permissions.
• Supporting classroom technology, interactive displays, and AV equipment.
• Assisting with the installation, configuration, and deployment of new IT equipment.
• Ensuring all IT systems are operating efficiently and securely.
• Liaising with external suppliers and service providers when required.

Requirements

• Previous experience working as an IT Technician is essential.
• Experience working within a school or educational setting is desirable but not essential.
• Good knowledge of Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and networking fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Phoebe at [email removed] or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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