Total 7 information technology job vacancies in Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3NZ

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required from February 2025

We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic and passionate Teacher of Textiles & Food Technology. This will be a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced team where you will have the chance to develop professionally and contribute to the ever-growing success and reputation of The Chase School.

The ability to teach other areas of Design and Technology is essential as this role will provide an exciting opportunity to work across our faculty in our wider range of subjects.

We are looking for a skilful and enthusiastic teacher who can demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skill across all levels
• Resourcefulness and team spirt
• Proactive strategies for raising attainment.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

• A well-qualified and experienced team of specialists
• A modern and well-resourced faculty
• A broad spectrum of abilities to encourage across the 11-18 age group.

Closing date: 17th October 2024 at 5.00 pm

Interviews will be held week commencing 21st October 2024.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding Statement: The Chase is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and therefore the successful application for any position will be required to undertake a criminal records check DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) with ID and reference checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Excellent subject knowledge across Year 7-13

An understanding of the importance of impactful teaching and learning

Knowledge of the range of strategies which impact on students’ progress and outcomes

Evidence of excellent progress in own lessons

To be able to evaluate good teaching and learning in other’s lessons and provide supportive and constructive feedback to secure improved staff practice and student outcomes

An understanding of the Ofsted framework.

Knowledge of relevant associations and external bodies

Knowledge of statutory responsibilities including safeguarding

Abilities And Skills

Essential

Excellent teacher of Design Technology with consistently strong demonstrable student outcomes

Ability to use assessment data to analyse students’ progress to secure improved outcomes

Ability to use comparative data to inform school improvement and intervention planning

Show excellent time and management skills and analyse, prioritise and meet deadlines

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a range of stakeholders, teachers; parents/carers and students

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, ability to plan and prioritise time effectively

Ability to hold others to account

Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of the wider school team

Ability to use IT effectively for teaching and leadership/management tasks

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming and supportive environment

• Effective professional support and development

• Opportunities for leadership development

• Successful GCSE and A Level Design Technology teaching

• Excellent facilities

• A forward-looking school where excellent teachers can transform lives

• Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme

• Eye Care scheme with Specsavers

Commitment to safeguarding

Shires Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Excellent teacher of Design Technology with consistently strong demonstrable student outcomes

Ability to use assessment data to analyse students’ progress to secure improved outcomes

Ability to use comparative data to inform school improvement and intervention planning

Show excellent time and management skills and analyse, prioritise and meet deadlines

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a range of stakeholders, teachers; parents/carers and students

Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, ability to plan and prioritise time effectively

Ability to hold others to account

Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of the wider school team

Ability to use IT effectively for teaching and leadership/management tasks

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming and supportive environment

• Effective professional support and development

• Opportunities for leadership development

• Successful GCSE and A Level Design Technology teaching

• Excellent facilities

• A forward-looking school where excellent teachers can transform lives

• Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme

• Eye Care scheme with Specsavers

Commitment to safeguarding

Shires Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required from February 2025

We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic and passionate Teacher of Textiles & Food Technology. This will be a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced team where you will have the chance to develop professionally and contribute to the ever-growing success and reputation of The Chase School.

The ability to teach other areas of Design and Technology is essential as this role will provide an exciting opportunity to work across our faculty in our wider range of subjects.

We are looking for a skilful and enthusiastic teacher who can demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skill across all levels
• Resourcefulness and team spirt
• Proactive strategies for raising attainment.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

• A well-qualified and experienced team of specialists
• A modern and well-resourced faculty
• A broad spectrum of abilities to encourage across the 11-18 age group.

Closing date: 6th October 2024 at 5.00 pm

Interviews will be held week commencing 14th October 2024.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding Statement: The Chase is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and therefore the successful application for any position will be required to undertake a criminal records check DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) with ID and reference checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Job title: Food technology technician
Job location: TDMS
Salary: Scale 3 (5-6) (£23500-£23893) pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus the school training days
Closing date: Monday 15 July @ 10:00am
About Us:
At TDMS we are ambitious and welcoming; we both support and challenge every child to leave our school with strong academic qualifications, a well-developed character and clear values that will carry them through to long term success. Our values of Ambition, Commitment, Creativity and Integrity ensure all students are equipped with the skills and mind-set they need in life. Our staff give 100% and in return, we ask our students to also give 100%. This means being ambitious in their thinking, hardworking and resilient. Excellent pastoral support coupled with determination to succeed means that every student will develop into a well-rounded young person and achieve their best.
We are part of The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust who are a family of like-minded schools based in the West Midlands. We have come a long way in a short time and are now home to three schools, over 3,500 students, a Teaching School Hub and a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) all with differing contexts and serving different communities.
The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust is a great place to work – hardworking students, outstanding behaviour, research based teaching, committed staff and excellent facilities. We believe that a successful school is founded upon communication and team work and so staff contributions are essential in helping us move our schools forward. We recognise the importance of being heard and feeling valued and are relentless in our quest to ensure that our teachers and support staff are supported during their time in The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust.
Who we are looking for: We are seeking to appoint a Food Technology Technician as part of our school support team.
The role of the Food Technology Technician is to support the smooth running of the Food Technology Department. Preparing materials and maintaining equipment and to ensure the teaching environment is kept to a high standard. The post holder will support the Department in that ensuring stock control is managed and materials are prepared for classes in order to assist teaching staff. The post holder will work under the instruction of teaching/senior staff, usually in the Technology Department, to support access to learning for students and provide general support to the teacher in the management of students and the classroom. You may be required to supervise small groups of students and/or whole classes as required during the short-term absence of a teacher. You should have or be willing to undertake a basic food hygiene certificate.
You will have:
At least 5 GCSE A*-C/9-4 grades including science, English language and maths.
Why join us?
We are proud to offer an attractive range of benefits including:
§ Access to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme and Local Government Pension Scheme.
§ Salary sacrifice cycle scheme.
§ Access to annual flu jabs
§ Employee Assistance Programme
§ Comprehensive CPD
§ Access to on-site gym and sports facilities at some of our schools
§ Staff long service recognised at our annual awards ceremonies
Your Application:
The Four Stones MAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our requirements under Keeping Children Safe in Education we will undertake pre-employment checks on all shortlisted candidates. This role has the opportunity for regular contact with our children and young people and therefore this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.
Further information and an application form are available via the MAT website and the school website. The completed application form should be emailed by Monday 15 July 2024 by 10.00am. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advert at any point.

Why Endo?
We want the best and brightest people at Endo to help us achieve our mission to develop and deliver life-enhancing products through focused execution. Our nearly 3,000 global team members understand the important role we play in delivering healthcare and are dedicated to supporting each other as we work to bring the best treatments forward. Our shared values of Integrity & Quality, Innovation, Drive, Collaboration and Empathy guide our team and enable us to deliver upon our vision of helping everyone we serve live their best life.

At Endo, we are building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team.

Reporting to Endo’s CIO and as a member of the IT department, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is the Executive Director responsible for shaping and implementing Endo’s cybersecurity vision & strategy. This role manages the enterprise’s information security program, identifies, and evaluates IT and cybersecurity risks, and ensures the protection of information assets and associated technology. They work with executive management to determine the organization’s acceptable risk levels and implement security practices that meet agreed policies and standards.
The CISO communicates the impact of cybersecurity on the business to senior stakeholders and ensures that information systems are secure and compliant with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations. The CISO is a thought leader who builds consensus between business and technology and coordinates various drivers and constraints while maintaining objectivity. This role involves overseeing the protection of sensitive data, managing risks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and promoting and continuously enhancing a culture of cyber safety & awareness within the company.

Key responsibilities of a CISO include:
 Developing, implementing, and monitoring a strategic, comprehensive enterprise information security and IT risk management program.
 Working directly with the business leaders & IT business partners to facilitate risk assessment and risk management processes.
 Developing and enhancing an information security management framework.
 Understands and interacts with related disciplines, either directly or through committees, to consistently apply policies and standards across all technology projects, systems, and services, including privacy, risk management, compliance, and business continuity management.
 Works collaboratively with colleagues to continuously enhance Endo’s security profile and respond to new & emerging threats while balancing risks, business operations, and longer-term strategic goals.
 Providing leadership to the enterprise’s information security organization.
 Partnering with business stakeholders across the company to raise awareness of risk management concerns.
 Develop, mentor, and manage a motivated staff of information security professionals, including hiring, training, development, and performance management.

Key Accountabilities -  Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develops an information security vision, strategy & roadmap that is aligned with organizational priorities and enables and facilitates the organization's business objectives.
• Collaborate with the CIO, executive leadership & IT business partners to align security initiatives with business objectives.
• As a member of the IT Leadership team, actively participate and assist in leading the delivery and evolution of IT’s strategy, which includes a portfolio of imperatives focusing on people, processes, and technology.
• Leads the information security function across the company to ensure consistent and high-quality information security management in support of the business goals.
• Provides regular reporting on the status of the information security program to enterprise risk teams, senior business leaders, and the board of directors as part of a strategic enterprise risk management program, thus supporting business outcomes.
• Determines the information security approach and operating model in consultation with stakeholders.
• Drive adoption and optimization of cyber tool sets for a streamlined team member experience – implement appropriate controls while identifying opportunities for automation across the stack.
• Develops, implements, and monitors a strategic, comprehensive information security program to ensure appropriate levels of confidentiality, integrity, availability, safety, privacy, and recovery of information assets owned, controlled, or/and processed by the organization.
• Maintain relationships and connectivity with industry peers, relevant threat intelligence sources, and regulatory agencies to collaborate and stay abreast of cyber events or topics.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and prioritize information security risks.
• Implement effective risk management strategies and controls to mitigate potential threats.
• Liaises with external agencies, such as law enforcement and other advisory bodies, as necessary to ensure that the organization maintains a strong security posture and is kept well-abreast of the relevant threats identified by these agencies.
• Develops, socializes, and coordinates approval and implementation of security policies.
• Monitors the external threat environment for emerging threats and advises relevant stakeholders on appropriate courses of action.

Security Audits and Assessments

• Conduct routine security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities.
• Implement corrective actions to address identified weaknesses.
• Implement target milestones and metrics to measure performance.

 Security Framework and Architecture

• Design, implement, and maintain a robust and scalable information security architecture, including policies, tools, and governance.
• Develops and enhances an up-to-date information security management framework based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.
• Facilitates a metrics and reporting framework to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the program, facilitates appropriate resource allocation, increases the maturity of the information security, and reviews it with stakeholders at the executive and board levels.
• Ensure that security measures are integrated into all aspects of the IT infrastructure.

 Incident Response

• Manages and contains information security incidents and events to protect corporate IT assets, intellectual property, regulated data, and the company's reputation.
• Develop and maintain an incident response plan to address security incidents promptly and efficiently.
• Lead investigations into security breaches and take appropriate corrective actions.
• Coordinates the development and implementation of incident response plans and procedures to ensure that business-critical services are recovered in the event of a security event; provides direction, support, and in-house consulting in these areas.

Compliance and Governance

• Stay abreast of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Ensure compliance with applicable security standards and frameworks.
• Collaborates and liaises with the data privacy officer to ensure that data privacy requirements are met.
• Represents Endo in interactions with government agencies, as needed.

Security Awareness and Training

• Foster a culture of security awareness throughout the organization.
• Directs the creation of a targeted information security awareness training program for all employees, contractors, and approved system users and establishes metrics to measure the effectiveness of this security training program for different audiences.

Vendor Management

• Evaluate and manage relationships with third-party security vendors.
• Assess new and recertify existing Endo vendors and ensure that approved Endo vendors adhere to security standards and contractual obligations.

Collaboration and Communication

• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and secure environment.
• Build great partnerships with internal stakeholders and clients.
• Creates the necessary internal networks among the information security team and line-of-business executives, corporate compliance, audit, physical security, legal, and HR management teams to ensure alignment as required.
• Builds and nurtures external networks consisting of industry peers, ecosystem partners, vendors, and other relevant parties to address common trends, findings, incidents, and cybersecurity risks.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Demonstrated experience and success in senior leadership roles in risk management, information security, and IT or OT security.
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Information Security, Business Administration, or a technology-related field.
• 10+ years of experience operating in an Information Security Leadership and/or CISO role.
• Experience with developing, socializing, and executing a security roadmap for the business.
• In-depth knowledge of information security principles and best practices.
• Strong understanding of information security, data privacy laws, regulations, and standards.
• Professional security management certification is strongly desired, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) or other similar credentials.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly desired.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of regulations, frameworks, and standards, including NIST, ITIL, GDPR, and ISO.
• Expert knowledge and insight into threat vectors, ransomware risks, and data privacy regulations
• Expert knowledge of industry best practice methodologies
• Expert knowledge of available monitoring and threat-detection tools
• Knowledge of physical security, network and systems infrastructure, and security-related tools such as whitelisting, IDS/IPS, anti-malware, patch management, baselining, SIEM, access control, and firewalls.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate information security and risk-related concepts to technical and non-technical audiences at various hierarchical levels, ranging from board members to technical specialists.
• Experienced and skilled at presenting and public speaking (small and large groups); being able to engage and inspire personnel relating to areas of responsibilities.
• Strategic leader and builder of both vision and bridges and able to energize the appropriate teams in the organization.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with acute attention to detail, accuracy, and accountability balanced with sound business judgment.
• Project management skills
• Experience in financial/budget management
• A master of influencing entities and decisions in situations where no formal reporting structures exist, but achieving the desirable outcome is vital.
• Expertise in technical infrastructure, network architecture, and data movement
• Expertise in IT infrastructure (on-prem and IaaS), cloud technologies, identity management, data protection techniques
• Prior and currently active experience and membership with Security consortiums/groups
• Expertise in system monitoring and threat detection toolsets and techniques
• Excellent listening, analytical, and communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Innovative thinking and leadership with an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional, interdisciplinary teams

Physical Requirements

• Occasional travel to sites

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At Endo, our diversity unites and empowers us as One Team, and we are committed to cultivating, and valuing, each person’s unique perspective. We actively promote a culture of inclusion that draws strength from our broad spectrums of diversity, including race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, sexual orientation, disability status, age, and all our other unique characteristics, qualifications, demonstrated skills, achievements, and contributions, backgrounds, experiences, cultures, styles, and talents.

EEO Statement:

At Endo we firmly believe in the principles of equal employment opportunity and strive to create an atmosphere where all employees, regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability (including pregnancy), age, or military or veteran status, feel valued, respected, and empowered. Our commitment to EEO extends to every aspect of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, compensation, benefits, transfers, terminations, and all other employment practices. We are dedicated to ensuring that all employment decisions are based on qualifications, skills, and merit.

Assistive Technology Support Technician
Hybrid - at least 2 days per week in the Malvern office

Our client is a trailblazing global AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) company, and they are on the lookout for an Assistive Technology Support Technician to join their Support Team and report to the Support Manager. Their cutting-edge technology gives a voice to those with limited speech, positively impacting the lives of people with disabilities worldwide. As an Assistive Technology Support Technician, you will help with triaging support queries over their full range of support channels, provide initial technical support for their full product range, including legacy products and be a friendly first point of contact for customers and partners.

Your expertise in interpersonal communication skills, IT and your friendly manner will be key to their continued success. All around the world, their products, accomplishments and aspirations are a reflection of their teams' values: passionate, caring, empowering, achieving together and enabling change.

This is a hybrid role based in their Malvern office location, with the requirement to come into the office at least twice a week. The salary for this position is £23,500 gross per annum based on 37.5 hours per week.

Duties will include:

- Help with triaging support queries over their full range of support channels - these arecurrently phone, email, online chat and Facebook.

- Provide initial technical support for the full product range, including legacy products.

- Be a friendly first point of contact for customers and partners.

- Log all support queries into CRM system.

- Update CRM records and customers as necessary to ensure knowledge is shared and customers' experiences are consistent.

- Monitor shared email mailboxes and voicemails.

- Be proactive in replying to support emails and signpost customers to relevant articles written on their Hub website.

- Maintain Support booking calendar and prequalify booked support sessions and welcome sessions.

- Create knowledge base articles for frequently asked questions so people can self-serve on their website and for future signposting.

- Liaise with other teams regularly as required.

- Work closely with co-ordinators in sales and service to ensure a seamless experience for customers.

- Support the UK and US sales teams as required. These teams are customer facing with speech and language professionals, UK NHS Hubs, US key centres, assistive technology users and schools so will sometimes need timely support while conducting assessments or training sessions.

- Answering customer calls to the main Smartbox phoneline, redirecting to other teams where necessary and covering other teams' extensions when needed.

- Work occasionally from their Bristol office - to ensure close collaboration with their development and marketing teams.

- Attend and support external training days or company events when required.

Essential qualifications/skills/experience:

- Candidates must be able to consistently offer a friendly point of contact for customerswho need support

- Excellent interpersonal communication skills

- A confident and friendly manner

- Excellent time management strategies, being able to quickly prioritise tasks

- Good IT skills

- Excellent written English skills

- Good attention to detail

- Patience

- Willingness to learn

- Can do attitude

Useful qualifications/skills/experience:

- Understanding of assistive technology/disabilities

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and programmes

- Willingness to work with people with disabilities

- Experience in using social media

- Clean driving licence

Why join them?

They are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, and encouraging all staff to engage in a diverse range of year-round learning and personal development opportunities. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference in the lives of disabled people.

Rewards and benefits

Their employees always do their best, which is why they give so much in return. In addition to your competitive salary, private medical insurance, and whooping 25 days of holiday plus public holidays, they'll shower you with perks, including:

Dress: They want you to feel comfortable in the office, smart casual is perfect.
Food: You can find free healthy office snacks in their kitchens.
Hybrid working: Laptop and home working IT kit provided.
Flexible work schedule: balance is key to innovation, and they want to make sure you are at the top of your game with a schedule that will work for you (prior agreement from your line manager is required).
Give back to the community: Each year every member of staff will get the opportunity to spend one paid day volunteering for a good cause of their choice.
You, our best asset: They believe in investing in you and your development. Stay with them and grow with them! They will reward you with more holidays for your long service!
Wellness: Stretch away the stress every morning with their online trainers, available via their cooperative perk website or hit the gym. They provide gym discounts too!
Mental health: You will have access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for a wide range of support, advice and resources about Family, Health, Life, Money and Work.
Peace of mind: Every employee benefits from a company pension, group life assurance, and income protection.
Fun: Complimentary theatre and cinema tickets to Malvern Theatres. They organise many free social events including team outings and get-togethers.
Eco-friendly: You can sign up for a cycle scheme (save 25%-39% on a new bike or E-bike by cycling to work), or lease an electric car through a salary sacrifice scheme after successful probation completion.
Bonus potential: They work hard and Smartbox recognizes that with a discretionary annual bonus.
Finances: Enjoy a wide variety of savings and discounts with Corporate Perks. You can save on electronics, food shopping, fashion, fitness, entertainment and all things travel.

Their Commitments

They are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment where every individual's unique background and perspective are valued and respected, but how are they doing it?

They are proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status by the UK Government's Department of Work and Pensions. They are also the Founding Partner of Purple Tuesday.

They are committed to ensuring that their recruitment practices are barrier-free and as inclusive as possible. This includes making adjustments during the job application process and throughout your future career with them.

At our client it's not about fitting into their culture - it's about adding to it. Their diverse team brings together unique talents and inspires each other to create amazing products that reflect the diversity of their users and customers.

They'd love to hear from you

Their ever-evolving team powers the business across the world and brings the next generation of AAC solutions to life. Together they experiment, innovate and create acro