The Godolphin and Latymer School - Infrastructure Engineer

South West London
The Godolphin and Latymer School
Competitive
Full-time

Summary

We currently seek to appoint an enthusiastic and well-qualified Infrastructure Engineer to join the school from January 2025.

Detail

Infrastructure Engineer

Permanent and full time

January 2025

The Godolphin and Latymer School is one of the country’s leading independent day schools for girls, located on a six acre site in Hammersmith, London. The School’s facilities are excellent, making it an exciting place to learn and work. The students at Godolphin and Latymer receive unrivalled academic and pastoral support and outstanding examination results are achieved.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well-qualified Infrastructure Engineer to join the school from January 2025.

The Infrastructure Engineer will play a critical role in supporting and evolving the School’s IT and digital learning strategy, ensuring a robust, secure, and efficient technology infrastructure. Working closely with the Director and Assistant Director of Digital Strategy and IT, the Infrastructure Engineer will lead the technical management of core systems, promote best practices, and drive continuous improvement in IT service delivery.

Key responsibilities include overseeing infrastructure operations, security and compliance, service management, and contributing to user training and support. Please see the Recruitment Brochure for more details.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in IT infrastructure management, network systems, and security protocols, along with hands-on experience. Proven experience (3+ years) in a similar role managing IT infrastructure and services in a medium to large-scale environment, ideally within an educational or public sector setting.

The working hours are either Monday to Thursday 7.00am to 4.00pm, Friday 7.00am to 3.30pm or Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm. (Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm during school holidays).

The post offers 28 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and two weeks at Christmas when the School is closed. All annual leave must be taken in school holidays.

The salary will be commensurate with the post and will depend upon qualifications and experience.

For further information about our school and this role, please visit www.godolphinandlatymer.com. Fully completed application forms must be returned to recruitment@godolphinandlatymer.com as soon as possible, latest by noon on the closing date. Please note that applications must be made on the school’s application form. CVs alone will not be accepted.

The closing date for this vacancy is noon on Monday 2 December.

Applications will be considered on receipt and interviews may occur at any stage. We reserve the right to close applications if a suitable candidate is appointed.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.

All staff working in the School during the school day will have some contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. In this role you are unlikely to be working with children directly but will regularly interact with pupils who may seek your assistance or otherwise interact with you when moving around the school.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (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 Charity called The Godolphin and Latymer School (charity registration number 312699) is administered by The Godolphin and Latymer School Foundation, a charitable company limited by guarantee (Company number 3598439).

THE GODOLPHIN AND LATYMER SCHOOL, Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0PG.

HMC/GSA 800 girls, 11-18 (220 in the Sixth Form).