Greenford High School
Media/VLE Technician
Job Description
Responsible to:
The Head of Media; the VLE/Website E-safety Manager.
Purpose of the Post:
To be responsible for managing and maintaining the
Media suite and assist in the administration of
VLE/website content.
Scale/Hours:
35 hours per week, Term Time only plus 2 Inset days.
8.30am – 4.30 pm Mon-Friday. 1 hour break per day (or
two 30 minutes). Three days per year may be taken as
leave after negotiation with your line managers. You will
also be asked to work on the Media Awards Evening
and Open Evening, but time off in lieu can be
negotiated.
Salary:
Grade 1, point 7-11 (precise point within this rage will
depend on previous experience and qualifications),
inclusive of London Weighting & Ealing Allowance
Main Responsibilities
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Manage and maintain the Media suite – including the lending of camera
equipment to students and staff
Assist in the administration of the school website, VLE and Media blog hub
Assist in the development of the school’s e-safety and cybermentor
programme
Provide technical support for students and staff with camera equipment,
Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and the school’s VLE
Work with students individually and in small groups on Media or e-safety
projects
Assist the Media department in collecting Media coursework for exam board
submission
Produce and maintain documentation for existing and new sites; provide
user-requested changes to existing sites
Specific Tasks relevant to the role
Media technician – list of responsibilities
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Managing the lending of Media equipment to students. This includes
preparation, charging and maintaining paperwork/records as well as
checking returning equipment for damage.
In-lesson technical support on Adobe CS6 Premiere Pro and Photoshop.
Supervising students between 3pm-5pm to enable coursework to be
completed. Providing technical one-to-one support on Premiere/Photoshop
during this time.
Ensuring Media PCs are in full working order and fully equipped with Media
software. Logging any issues with IT and liaising with them. Troubleshooting
minor software issues on a daily basis.
Converting video/audio files as required for film projects.
Collecting and collating Media production work from every Media student
(GCSE, AS, A2) for submitting to exam board prior to coursework sample
request.
Collating and burning Production DVDs for coursework sample (GCSE, AS,
A2).
Supervising post-16 Media lessons in the event of staff absence.
Managing the lending of Media equipment to staff or non-Media students for
wider whole school projects (e.g. GHS News, Thinking Skills), and recording of
events/performances etc.
Assisting/training staff with video cameras/editing for wider whole school
projects.
Administration/setting up of student blogs for GCSE, Y12 and Y13 in
summer/September.
Supporting delivery of Media Awards.
Website/VLE/E-Safety
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Assist in the administration of the website and VLE.
Produce and maintain documentation for existing and new sites.
Provide technical support for staff (VLE/website).
Provide user requested changes and enhancements to existing sites.
Assist in the development of the school’s e-safety and cybermentor
programme.
Assist in planning and developing new content and functionality for VLE and
website.
Auditing VLE/website to identify priorities for development and improvement.
General:
This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular
amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.
This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It may, from
time to time, be subject to modification or amendment in consultation with the holder of the
post and other relevant parties.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
1. Good A Levels and/or other relevant or equivalent qualifications are
desirable.
2. Experience in photo and video editing software such as Adobe Photoshop
and Premiere.
3. Some experience in front end web development (HTML, JavaScript, Ajax,
CSS) is desirable.
4. Some experience in testing, debugging, and troubleshooting
Skills
5. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
6. Excellent written and spoken English
7. Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload
8. Ability to work positively and creatively with young people.
General Commitment
9. A willingness to learn
10. An understanding and interest in social media and e-safety
11. Willingness to conform to the School’s aims and policies.
12. Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the interviewing panel a personal
commitment to produce work of the highest quality in a manner to assist the
teaching staff to obtain the highest standards of individual pupil
achievement regardless of gender, race or class.
13. Commitment to the school’s Mission Statement and Code of Conduct.