Collège Alpin Beau soleil recruits

IT Service technician

From June 2023
or to be agreed

ABOUT US

College Alpin Beau Soleil is a unique school community in the Swiss Alps: home to 300 students aged 11-18 from 50 countries around the world and offering an unparalleled educational experience. We believe it’s what you do that counts, and our students take on challenges 7 days each week, in and out of the classroom, that help them develop into young people capable of taking on the world.

Curricular programmes in English and French, based around the IB Diploma, provide a foundation for academic success at universities around the world, whilst the experience of living and working with friends from all around the world sets up students as truly global citizens of the future. Everyone is an individual here, but we sum to a very special community.

OUR LOCATION

Our alpine location in the heart of Villars-sur-Ollon in Switzerland offers an enviable lifestyle with skiing on the doorstep in the winter months and a multitude of outdoor and sporting activities throughout the year. Montreux, Lausanne and Geneva are all within easy reach for cultural adventures and inspiration, but we travel across Europe and around the world too.

The Beau Soleil campus is an inspiring place to work, with facilities that are second to none. Students and staff thrive in an environment of which they are proud, and which inspires us to better things every day.

YOUR PROFILE

Are you a tech-savvy individual who loves to solve problem and provide exceptional customer service? We want to hear from you!

As an IT Service Technician, you are part of the IT team at Collège Alpin Beau Soleil. You will play a role in ensuring that our students and staff have access to the technology they need to learn and succeed. You will be responsible for providing technical support and problem solving to students and staff, installing, and configuring hardware and software systems, maintaining, and repairing computer equipment and peripherals, and responding to IT support tickets and inquiries promptly and professionally.

If you have a strong understanding of computer systems, networks, and software applications, and you are solution-oriented with a passion for technology and a willingness to learn and grow in the field, do not hesitate to apply, and join a fun and dynamic work environment within a supportive boarding school community.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1st and 2nd level technical support for stff and students using school owned hardware and software
• 3rd level of support in coordination with the IT supervisor
• Deployment of school devices (phones, computers)
• Maintenance of network equipment in coordination with the IT supervisor
• Opportunities to work with various IT technologies (security, network, entreprise level wireless, telephony, etc.)
• Administration of users (Active Directory), mailboxes (Office 365) and of other school software
• Provide support for various school events

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

               Experience

• CFC in information technology or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar position
• French as a mother tongue, with good knowledge of English

Person specification

• Organizational and teamwork skills
• Ability to respect priorities, planning and deadlines
• Ability to work independently
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Positive and energetic attitude
• Flexibility

HOW TO APPLY

Applications should be made via Beau Soleil recruitment website at www.beausoleil.ch/en/about-us/employment-opportunities and should contain a CV, letter of application and the details of two professional referees.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 31 May 2023.

Successful short listed candidates will be contacted straight away with initial discussions conducted remotely by telephone or video call.

Collège Alpin Beau Soleil is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. A police check is required prior to appointment.