It Manager

Location Profile

College Profile
Copperfield College is a multi-campus school situated in Melbourne¿s North-West.
The College is comprised of two junior campuses (Years 7-10) in Kings Park and Sydenham and a senior campus (Years 11-12) at Delahey.
We have a student population of approximately 2,000, with 180 (EFT) teaching staff, 70 (EFT) Education Support Staff and 7 Principal Class personnel.
The SFOE for the College is 0.58, indicating a significant level of social disadvantage.

The College is culturally diverse, reflecting our community, with approximately 60% of our students coming from a Language Background other than English.
Copperfield performs to expectations and better on many measures in comparison with `like¿ schools; in particular, our VCE outcomes.
The college¿s mission is `to empower every student to aspire and achieve¿ which is a clear focus in our new College Strategic Plan which can be found along with the 2024 AIP and the 2023 Annual Report, on our website www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au.
Our current plans aim at delivering high quality educational outcomes with low in-school variation in everything we do through a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum.
Our Strategic Plan has a major focus on building the capacity of every teacher to work collaboratively in Professional Learning Teams to provide differentiated learning challenges to every student.
Improving numeracy, literacy and wellbeing are also key foci for all teachers.

Copperfield is a large provider of VET in Schools and a key member of the Brimbank VET Cluster.
We are the lead school in a Technical Trade Centre, hosting VET Automotive, VET Electrotechnology and a range of other VET subjects.
The College also emphasises the importance of a robust co-curricular and student leadership program.
Copperfield has managed to sustain a stable International Student Program and there are currently 36 international students across the College.
English as an Addition Language (EAL) is taught at all campuses as are two LOTEs, one of which is supported by a 20+ year old sister school relationship with Fuji Junior High School in Japan.
The positions advertised are not tagged to a particular campus.
Employees at Copperfield are placed according to student learning needs and every year have the opportunity to request campus changes.
Vision
At Copperfield College, parents, students and staff will work as a collaborative learning community to motivate, challenge and set high expectations for each other.
Our engaging learning environment will inspire in all students a passion for learning and a commitment to creating opportunities for themselves and others.
Mission
Empowering every student to aspire and achieve
Values
At Copperfield College we value:

Collaboration
Inclusiveness
Growth

Copperfield College is and always has been committed to Child Safe Standards.

Selection Criteria

Key Selection Criteria

Demonstrated knowledge and experience relevant to this position.
Demonstrated communication, interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to lead others towards a common vision and the ability to deliver ICT professional development to both staff and students.
Demonstrated ability to accurately plan, implement and evaluate ICT projects and demonstrated ability to use your initiative, to make well-informed recommendations/decisions regarding the schools ICT programs and future projects.
Demonstrated high levels of professional conduct at all times.

Role

Role
An education support class role at this range is distinguished by:

broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance and human resources where management responsibility is for a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations; or
delivery of professional student support services and/or clinical management of students and other support functions.

Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad, and day-to-day direction minimal.
Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students but must not include duties of a teacher as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor.
Supervision of students can be required where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or in circumstances where supervision is required individually or in groups up to 4 in controlled circumstances and where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
A role at this range may include: - Provision of key support and advice to the leadership team and school council and/or liaison with the general school community, the Department, and other government agencies and service providers.

Responsibility for the development and implementation of professional support programs within an educational environment, including guidance to other professional staff.
This position is full time, 5 days per week, with 4 weeks annual leave per year.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities
The ICT Manager at Copperfield College will have responsibility for the management of the school¿s (three sites, multi-campus College) ICT infrastructure, networks and leading the ICT College technical team.
The ICT Manager will be providing the school Leadership Team with a vision of an optimum ICT infrastructure, specialised technical knowledge, enhancing discussions and decision making aiming at the best possible Teaching and Learning environment aided by ICT.

The ICT Manager will be expected to run or attend various meetings of different College teams and committees to provide technical knowledge, support and expertise, and take direction from the Principal overseeing the ICT across the college.

Lead the College ICT team to a productive, efficient and effective team to ensure the ICT needs of students and staff are met
Manage the efficient and timely response to staff requests for assistance with ICT issues
Overall technical delivery of the ICT resources and Infrastructure across the college community
Provide technical and infrastructure advice to the Principal, the PCO team and various other College stakeholders in relation to the provision of ICT as per the School Strategic Plan (SSP)
Manage user access and permissions to the school network and learning management system, ensuring that Active Directory groups and users are updated in a timely manner, synchronisation across the college¿s various learning portals
Coordinate and lead the work of TSS technicians and school technicians in an organised, prioritised ICT task completion as per the demands within the College
In conjunction with the Business Manager, manage the contracts and agreements for ICT resources and infrastructure within the College
Manage all ICT hardware in the school, including procurement, maintenance, warranty and insurance claims, repairs, etc.
Hardware includes computers, mobile devices, printers, copiers, servers, switching, wireless, security cameras, environmental and telephony infrastructure
Manage, maintain and upgrade the College software application suite and associated software/hardware systems,
Manage the Department of Education Notebook for School Staff Program (NSSP) within the College
Ensure a high level of network availability for staff/students with minimum disruption - communicate any planned outages with relevant stakeholders
Manage the college¿s network security (Inc, firewalls, virus protection, data backup, internet filtering arrangements and ISP connections etc)
Manage the College printing and copying accounting system.

Participate in the ongoing review and evaluation of the ICT Infrastructure, with a view to improving, the effectiveness, efficiency and flexibility of ICT services in meeting the College¿s evolving needs
Prepare ICT documentation and reports for the PCO Team and other College forums as required
Manage the responsible disposal of obsolete ICT equipment (ensuring partial cost recovery where possible), including the forwarding of asset and barcode information to Business Manager for removal from asset register
Management of the ICT budget
Other duties as required by the college principal.

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction.
Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all.
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.
It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments.
Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.
All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights.
The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.
Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

Knowledge and Skills

Manage the efficient and timely response to staff and student requests for assistance with ICT issues
Demonstrated experience in managing Microsoft Windows Server technologies, Radius.
Authentication, Windows, mac OS, i Pad OS and Chrome operating systems
Demonstrated experience in Cisco Switching and Wireless networks
Demonstrated experience with
Mobile Device Management (MDM) platforms i.e., Jamf, Google Workspace.
Virtualization technologies i.e., Hyper-V.
IP Telephony
Security Camera systems
Cloud technologies and platforms

Conditions of Employment

This position is full time, 5 days per week, with 4 weeks annual leave per year.

All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Program Benefits

No job description available

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