Digital Media Technician/Support worker. Gayton Scool. Derby.

Vacancy at Gayton Junior School

Digital Media Technician and Curriculum Support Worker - summer 2014 start

Closing date

09/05/2014

Salary range

£17,001-£19,500

Job description

Do you have film and media skills which you can combine with ICT experience? Are you creative, enthusiastic, caring and flexible?

Would you like the opportunity to work within a junior school environment with a brand new Media Suite?

Gayton Junior School is a Good school (Ofsted 2013) and is a happy, caring and forward looking school. We aim to help every child develop their potential academically, physically, socially and spiritually. We can offer you a welcoming and vibrant school; a friendly, hard-working team of staff and governors and happy children who enjoy learning.

The successful candidate will need to be able to engage and motive students using an enthusiastic approach. They will contribute to the delivery of an innovative project using film and media to enhance the learning of children. They will also use their IT technical knowledge to support the school in the day to day upkeep of the IT hardware and software.

A typical week, working within a brand new media suite build within the school, would include: working with small groups for two days at a time; developing students creative thinking, around real world topics and improving speaking and written literacy through film productions. By the end of two years, you will have delivered sessions to over 800 children, who will have designed, planned and produced interesting, thought provoking and exciting multimedia content.

The ideal candidate will:

· Have a genuine enthusiasm with working with children and be able to inspire and engage with Junior School children

· Have an interest and skills in ICT with an ability to trouble shoot daily technical problems (initial training provided)

· Be an organised multi tasker with the ability to see projects through to completion

· The successful candidate will have to be DBS checked.

The details:

· Grade £17343 – £19641 (pro rata) dependant on qualifications and experience

· 37 hours per week on a 40 week contract to work term time and one school holiday week

· 2 year contract

· Closing Date – Friday 9th May 2014

The Council is currently undertaking an Equal Pay Review. The advertised grade of this post is therefore subject to job evaluation and may change as a result.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Location

East Midlands

Working hours

Full-time

Contract

Fixed term

Application information

For further details and a full job description please email EmployerTeam@derby.uk

For an application pack please contact: admin@gaytonj.derby.sch.uk or 01332 760372