IT Technician - South East in Croydon, Surrey

£25,000 - £32,000 excellent benefits. Based at our sites across the South East. Looking for a job where you can support creating brighter futures? Want to take care of our tech and help to do something extraordinary? Join us in our IT Field Technician role and you can do both.

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. For children with complex needs, the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market-leading OFSTED ratings.

Our IT Technicians dazzle our end users every day by installing, maintaining, or fixing technology in their offices, classrooms, and homes while offering them daily support and expertise to support them in their goal of providing aspirational environments for all our young people. A Driving License is a requirement for this role as you will be visiting sites across the region, providing friendly, proactive IT support which will help our teams to create brighter futures. You’ll install equipment and keep it well maintained, and when problems arise, you will troubleshoot and diagnose to help keep everything up and running across the Witherslack Group.

Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast-growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential.

You will need to have solid expertise in the following key areas:

• Microsoft Operating systems and Microsoft Office Applications
• iPad support (preferably in an educational environment)
• Networking knowledge
• Hardware and software

For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 dependant on experience
• Training: Ongoing professional development.
• Holiday: 35 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance.
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance.
• Medical cover for costs like opticians or dentist appointments and a host of high-street discounts.
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities.
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.