IT Technician Intern

Location: Brighton

Salary: £25,397 per annum

Brighton College is seeking to appoint an IT Technician Intern reporting to the Senior ICT Technician and IT Project Manager.

Main purpose of the role: We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our IT team as an IT Technician Intern. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to begin their career in IT through a 12-month paid internship. You will gain practical, hands-on experience in a supportive and professional environment, contributing to the smooth operation of the IT systems across the College. If successful, there is the potential for the role to become permanent at the end of the internship.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide first-line technical support to end users via phone, email, and in person.
• Assist with the installation, configuration, and maintenance of hardware and software.
• Support the setup of IT equipment including PCs, laptops, printers, interactive panels, and mobile devices.
• Troubleshoot basic hardware and software issues, escalating when necessary.
• Help maintain an accurate inventory of IT assets.
• Support the rollout of updates and patches to systems and devices.
• Assist in managing user accounts, passwords, and access rights.
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation in IT workspaces and storage areas.
• Contribute to documentation, guides, and help resources for users.
• Follow all data protection, safeguarding, and health and safety policies.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:

• A strong interest in IT, technology, and problem solving.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn and take direction from more senior team members.
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and a methodical approach to tasks.
• A polite, approachable, and professional manner.

Desirable:

• A college qualification or degree in an IT-related subject is desirable, but not essential.

Hours of Work:

This role will work 40 hours per week, from 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday inclusive with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break each day.

Remuneration:

The salary for this role is £25,397 per annum.

Holidays:

23 days, plus bank holidays.

Benefits:

• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Employee benefit and rewards platform which provides access to a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.

Wellbeing:

• Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Comprehensive wellbeing package.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity.

To Apply: If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Brighton College, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.