Senior Technician, Kirkwall Grammar School - ORK10782


Company:	Orkney Islands Council
Salary:	£35,553 to £38,309 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Kirkwall, KW15 1QN
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	25 Oct 2026

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Senior Technician

Kirkwall Grammar School

35 hours per week

Permanent

£35,553 - £38,309

£19.48 - £20.99 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance

You will be reporting to the Business Manager.

Your working pattern is Monday to Friday. We are happy to talk flexible working where possible.

The purpose of this role is to s

upervise a small team of support staff,

providing an efficient support service to the

teaching staff of Kirkwall Grammar School.

Kirkwall Grammar School is seeking to appoint an experienced, proactive and highly organised Senior Technician to lead our technical support provision across the school. Working as the supervisor for the school’s wider technician team, the successful candidate will provide leadership, coordination and technical expertise, ensuring that staff and pupils have access to reliable, effective and secure IT systems and resources.

The postholder will take a lead role in the management and development of the school’s technical services, working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and other staff to ensure that technology supports learning, teaching and the wider operation of the school.

The successful candidate will provide technical, practical and organisational support to staff and pupils, helping to ensure that equipment, resources and learning environments are safe, well maintained and ready for use. You will work closely with teaching staff to support practical lessons and activities, preparing and maintaining equipment and materials.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants

This post is a regulated role with children and requires Level 2 Disclosure with PVG scheme membership.

Interview expenses are payable for this post,

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Relocation package is available in line with Council Policy for this post,

click here for the Relocation Policy.

Applications close at 23.59 on Sunday 25 October, with shortlisting taking place Monday 26 October 2026 and interviews are scheduled for Friday 4 November 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Graeme Horne at

Graeme.horne@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 872102.

For information on applying and our recruitment process,

click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your

feedback on our recruitment process.

Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.

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