Desktop Support Engineer Croydon, England
Job description
Whitgift is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys, with approximately 1500 pupils including over one hundred boarding pupils and flexi-boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.
We are seeking to appoint a Desktop Support Engineer to provide a full 2nd line support service to pupils and staff at the School. The successful candidate will have experience and knowledge of Active Directory, WIFI, SharePoint Online and Office 365, Windows 10 and all MS Office Suites. Essential skills include SCCM Level 2 experience with package deployment, maintaining and developing a VLE along with excellent customer service skills, organisation and problem-solving skills and the ability to work with people of all ages within an educational setting.
A Commitment to maintaining high standards, reliability, flexibility and a genuine interest in keeping up to date with IT development will be a distinct advantage. The position is available with immediate effect.
In return we offer a generous salary and benefits package including a money purchase pension scheme (plus Life Assurance Cover), Employee Discount Club, discounted school fees for the Foundation Schools, access to our on-site gym, membership of a healthcare plan, a range of family-friendly benefits and season ticket loan.
We welcome applications from all sectors of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
For further information about the role and the skills required, select the white 'documents available' button at the top left of the advertisement, and the green 'apply' button on the top right for the online application form. For any queries, please telephone Human Resources Department on 020 8688 9222 or e-mail .
Applications will be reviewed daily and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received. We therefore invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
`Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure & Barring Service and on-line media checks (including personal, professional and other online activities)`.
