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**Overview**:
**Work type**:Part time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Ed Support Level 1-Range 4

**Occupation**: Education and Training

**Location**: Ballarat

**Reference**: 1478340

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1: IT System Development & Implementation**

Demonstrated experience and skills in coordinating IT system development and implementing school-wide technology programs. The successful applicant will possess advanced technical skills in designing, implementing, and supporting various ICT infrastructures, including Windows Server technologies, Active Directory environments, and device management solutions. Experience leading school-wide technology initiatives and aligning them with educational priorities is essential.

**SC2: ICT Equipment & Application Maintenance**

**SC3: Organisation & Work Management**

Proven ability to organise work, manage competing priorities, and complete tasks with attention to detail, accuracy, and precision. Applicants must be highly organised, capable of planning and prioritising workloads across short
- and long-term projects. A logical, methodical approach to problem-solving and strong documentation practices are key aspects of this role.

**SC4: Communication & Interpersonal Skills**

**SC5: Commitment to Continuous Learning & Innovation**

A demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning and innovation in technology. The successful applicant will exhibit a proactive attitude toward learning, with a willingness to research, share, and implement emerging technologies to enhance school operations. Engagement with DET initiatives and experience in educational settings will be highly regarded.

**Role**:
The IT Manager is responsible for managing, implementing, and supporting the school's ICT infrastructure, systems, and devices. This includes developing technology strategies, supporting teaching and learning platforms, maintaining devices and networks, and ensuring compliance with Department of Education and Training (DET) policies.

The role requires a balance of hands-on technical expertise, proactive problem-solving, and strong interpersonal skills to support both staff and (to a small degree) students in a dynamic school environment.

**Responsibilities**:
The IT Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of IT systems and aligning them with the school¿s goal of providing the best long-term outcomes for students and staff.
- Ensure network security and data integrity.
- Deploy and configure staff laptops; set up and configure student devices.
- Maintain school-owned devices, including laptops, printers, copiers, and projectors.
- Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues efficiently.
- Design, specify, and oversee programming changes necessary to enhance, modify, or maintain computer systems.
- Evaluate and report on the operational efficiency of production computer systems, recommending improvements where needed.
- Assess and report on the effectiveness of hardware configurations, software operating systems, data transmission networks, and general software packages.
- Develop and conduct training programs for computer system users.
- Manage a wide-ranging technical program across the school.
- Oversee audio/visual connectivity and ensure functionality.
- Maintain the integrity and configuration of the phone system.
- Respond promptly to requests for assistance from school staff.
- Perform other duties as directed by the Principal.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**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:
**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:
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**Location Profile**:
Ballarat Specialist School caters for students aged from 3 to 18 years who have a diagnosed intellectual disability ranging from mild to profound. Ballarat Specialist School is a dual-campus K-12 school organised around four stage