2025-26 IT Specialist
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Job Location:
Ellensburg, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
POSITION: IT Specialist
LOCATION:All Locations
REPORTS TO:Executive Director of Technology
JOB SUMMARY:This positions responsibilities include working as a team member in providing support and assistance for various types of hardware and software throughout the District as needed. Other duties include prioritizing and attending to help desk requests providing technical advice and assistance to end users for appropriate software/hardware purchases tracking software and hardware inventory and to providing end user training on as necessary.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Models appropriate and cooperative behavior including protecting confidential information consistent with District ethical guidelines
- Assists in the organization and management of technology including installation and implementation of hardware and software at various sites
- Manages compliance issues relative to software and supporting instructional materials
- Researches and provides staff with support on hardware and software issues
- Installs software hardware and assists in the maintenance of software licensing compliance
- Provides access support for approved district-wide networked applications
- Assists the Director of Technology and special services in determining technology and information processing needs
- Supports and implements district standards for common system configurations conventions and backup policies
- Supports the wide area network including configuration of client workstations to operate effectively on a WAN
- Effectively communicates verbally and in writing and with administrators teachers staff and outside vendors
- Maintains current knowledge of hardware software network equipment
- Provides technical and instructional support related to assistive hardware software peripherals and other technologies necessary to compensate for student disabilities and promote academic success
- Installs configures and maintains assistive hardware software and peripherals in Assistive Technology Centers
- Troubleshoots corrects and repairs hardware and software
- Makes recommendations for improvements and upgrades of the Assistive Technology Center
- Performs research and development with new access technologies and software suitable for implementation in the educational environment
- Maintains inventory of all hardware and software
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
- May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams
- Helps with the training of students with disabilities in appropriate assistive technologies as derived from their individual assessment or personal choice
- Conducts presentations and workshops on the use and application of assistive technology to students staff and relevant others
- Stays up-to-date in the fields of adaptive technology and alternative media
- Performs related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Must qualify to work in the proximity of children under the conditions of an WSP FBI background check
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Skills in computer operation general maintenance and knowledge of Microsoft (9x XP Vista Win7 SERVER 2003) MS Office Reflections software Tracks and various other application software
- Some knowledge of Macintosh systems software and hardware
- Skill in researching and analyzing internal hardware/software conflicts
- Ability to facilitate solutions coordinate activities to produce results
- Skill in software installation implementation testing and troubleshooting
- Ability to organize and prioritize work
- Skill in providing technical advice and instruction to non-technical staff
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of end users at various knowledge levels
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Representation: Public School Employees Ellensburg Chapter
- Work Year: 260 Days
- Work Day: 10 Hours Per Day 4 days per week (or perExecutive Director of Technology)
- Salary: PSE Salary Schedule
- Benefits: SEBB
BENEFITS:Health insurance benefits for employees working 630 hours or more per year include medical dental vision life and long-term disability plans through the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB).
School employees Washington State Health Care Authority
Retirement benefits provided through the WA State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS).
State of Washington: Department of Retirement Systems
Paid leave benefits to include 12 days of sick leave three personal leave days. Prorated if applicable.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
This Job description is intended to provide an overview of the requirements of the position. As such it is not necessarily all-inclusive and the job may require other essential and/or nonessential functions tasks duties or responsibilities not listed herein. The District reserves the right to add modify or exclude any essential or nonessential requirement at any time with or without notice. Nothing in this job description nor by the completion of any requirement of the job by the employee is intended to create a contract of employment of any type.
Applicants of diverse backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Ellensburg School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex race ethnicity color religion creed national origin sexual orientation gender identity gender expression homelessness immigration or citizenship status disability neurodivergence the use of a trained dog guide or service animal age and honorably discharged veteran or military status and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Rhonda Schmidt ; Section 504/ADA Coordinator Lori Gylling . Address for both coordinators: 1300 East Third Avenue Ellensburg WA 98926.
Required Experience:
IC
