JOB DESCRIPTION
Information Systems Officer
KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION
To carry out the professional duties of an ICSN employee as circumstances may require and in accordance with the schoolβs policies under the direction of the School Administrators via the ICT Director. The role of the Information Systems Officer is to help the ICT Director identify, understand and address the needs of the academic information systems of the school. The Information Systems Officer has a commitment to organize academic information and demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary to improve how it is managed, used, integrated and presented. This involves working with the School Administrators, ICT Director, office staff, vendors and other stakeholders offering support, ideas, assistance and guidance to the planning, development, and implementation of academic systems at the school. The Information Systems Officer will spend the majority of his/her time planning, collaborating with staff and implementing academic systems. This may involve:
β Staying abreast of new developments in technology by accessing job-specific training, participating in online educational communities, reading current technical literature, reading system documents, and testing software.
β Providing support for the implementation and maintenance of academic systems (systems include: FACTS SIS / RenWeb, Blogs, Clever, Seesaw, G Suite, Apple School Manager, Turnitin, Grammarly, RAZ kids, Cialfo, Library Systems, ConnectEd, ThinkCentral and any other academic systems )
β Coordinating and managing change / update requests for academic systems
β Coordinating with external vendors for academic systems
β Where appropriate or when required, leading whole-school, departmental or small group training(new features, standards, etc.)
β Developing and delivering support staff training
β Developing standard operating procedures and best practices, including providing written
protocols/instructions and guidance to IT staff and end-users (these are in the form of training
videos, blog posts and knowledgebase articles regarding academic systems)
β Making data queries, policies, and procedures to ensure data integrity in all systems
β Attending technology conferences, summits, training, or meetings
β Accomplishing related tasks/results as needed.
Personal Specification
SKILLS, QUALIFICATION, AND TRAINING
β A degree or higher in IT or related fields
β Experience with or knowledge of School Management Systems (FACTS SIS / RenWeb, PowerSchool, Veracross, etc ), LMS (Class Dojo, Seesaw, etc), G Suite Admin, Apple School Manager and other academic systems
β Proficient in spreadsheets (pivot, vlookup, query, functions, awesometable and more)
β Excellent English communication skills both written and verbal
β Evidence of continued relevant professional development
β Organized and detail-oriented by nature