Technician IT & AV (Cumbria - Westlakes Campus)

• Job Reference: 0412-23-R-R
• Date Posted: Friday, 8 September 2023
• Application Closing Date: Sunday, 24 September 2023
• Location: Cumbria - Westlakes Campus
• Salary: £25,138 to £27,979 per annum
• Basis: Full Time
• Contract Type: Indefinite
• Job Category / Type: Professional Services
• School / Service: Technical Services
• Hours: 36.25 hours per week
• Interview Date: To be confirmed

The University of Central Lancashire wishes to recruit an IT/AV technician to join our Learning and Technical Resources team based on our Westlakes campus. The role will provide support for a range of IT/AV, multimedia and associated technology enabled approaches to teaching and learning. The successful candidate will be required to install and maintain a diverse range of IT, audio-visual and specialist resources and facilities across the estate and support other technical teams in the delivery of core teaching activities. The role holder will be required to support staff and students in the implementation and use of a range of learning technologies, including web conferencing activities and event support.

The role also requires the undertaking of safety checks, equipment inventory checks and updates, as well as providing advice, demonstrations or inductions as required. The successful candidate will be naturally inquisitive and will possess a range of relevant skills and experience, which they will be enthusiastic to apply in a variety of different situations. They will also possess the ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative to set priorities and to work co-operatively within a diverse team.

The successful candidate will have A Levels, equivalent secondary qualification, or relevant industry experience and must also have a good quality of verbal and written communication skills.

Westlakes is a developing campus with new and exciting courses being developed so the ability to adapt knowledge and experience to support staff and students across the range of subject disciplines we support on campus is essential. 

Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 11 September 2023.

UCLan is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our website at Safeguarding - UCLan

Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, UCLan will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.