<p><b>About Us </b></p> <p>Penrith Christian School is a well-established and vibrant Christian community, providing an exciting and innovative learning environment for over 800 students from our Early Learning Centre through to Year 12 in Orchard Hills, at the foot of the Blue Mountains.</p> <p>As our motto suggests, we <i>Strive for the Highest</i> in everything we do and represent. At PCS, we value each student as being created by God with a unique purpose and plan for them as we deliver Christ centred and rich learning experiences, enabling each one to live significant and abundant lives. We adopt a whole-school approach that brings consistency to our learning framework, pastoral care and wellbeing approaches, and strive for academic and personal excellence.</p> <p><br></p> <p></p> <p><b>About the Position </b></p> <p>The ICT Systems Administrator is responsible for managing and making improvements in the School’s software and database system. You will play a vital role working with both teachers and general staff to ensure efficiency and fluency is maintained in all systems.</p> <p>Key responsibilities of this role include creating dynamic flows and links between each platform ensuring ease of workflow, rectifying issues and problems, as well as identifying emerging needs and opportunities to innovate and develop. Part of this role will be working with the Head of Learning &amp; Teaching to develop business analytics dashboards to inform improvement of teaching and learning programs.</p> <p><br></p> <p></p> <p><b>About You </b></p> <p>We are seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and collaborative candidate who is a committed Christian, actively involved in their local church. You will thrive in a busy environment and are able to effectively plan and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.</p> <p>Along with a current Working with Children Check and a formal qualification in Computer Science (or similar), you will need to be able to demonstrate the following: </p> <p>• Previous experience in database management.</p> <p>• Experience with school student management/information systems highly desirable.</p> <p>• Experience in writing and using SQL queries.</p> <p>• Experience with Microsoft cloud technologies – Teams, Sharepoint, Power BI, Azure AD.</p> <p>• Data analytics experience.</p> <p>• Knowledge of computer troubleshooting, networking, Microsoft server technologies (Eg Active Directory).</p> <p>• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.</p> <p>• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.</p> <p>• Initiate and lead continuous improvement.</p> <p>• Problem solving and outside of the box thinking.</p> <p>• Flexibility plus the ability to work under pressure and within tight timeframes.</p> <p>• Excellent attention to detail.</p> <p><br></p> <p><b>Benefits </b></p> <p>We offer:</p> <p>• Staff discount on school fees</p> <p>• Opportunity for salary sacrifice purchases as well as novated leasing</p> <p>• Access to extensive resources and state of the art facilities as part of an ELC-Year 12 school</p> <p>• Experienced team of education professionals</p> <p>• Competitive salary</p> <p><br></p> <p><b>Applications close 4.00pm Wednesday 13 December 2023 </b></p> <p><br></p> <p><b>How to apply</b></p> <p>Only applicants who complete the official Employment Application form will be considered. Visit the PCS website www.pcs.nsw.edu.au/employment to download the Employment Application form. Please email your completed application and supporting documents to <a href="mailto:hr@pcs.nsw.edu.au?subject=ICT%20Systems%20Administrator%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29">hr@pcs.nsw.edu.au</a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>