Head of IT
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Liverpool, L3 1BYThis job expired on 24 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 June 2024 at 9am
Date listed
6 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- IT support
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £53,500 - £61,500 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is based in the Liverpool City Region with five primary and four secondary academies. As a united family of academies, we are fully aligned around our central mission to transform children’s lives by providing them with a world-class Catholic education.
We are seeking a talented and experienced individual to join a friendly and supportive team, ready to embrace a new and exciting challenge as our Head of IT and to make a significant contribution to the Trust’s continued success.
The Head of IT will lead on the design, development and implementation of the IT strategy and manage the IT Services function, infrastructure, and technical operations. A key member of the Trust Central Team, you will help to deliver an outstanding service to staff, students, and the Central Team.
Responsibilities include to:
develop and implement a comprehensive, forward looking IT strategy that aligns with the Trust’s vision and objectives, ensuring the effective use of technology to support teaching, learning and operational excellence across all the academies.
deliver innovative, effective, and efficient IT systems and applications that enhances learning and ensures effective management and administration. This will include the development of all systems and infrastructure across the Trust.
project manage the development of all systems and infrastructure across the Trust
ensure reliable IT operations.
managing budgets and service provider relationships.
managing the IT team, including roles such as Data Manager, Network Manager, IT Support Technician etc.
The role also involves process and policy development, staff training, and attending relevant meetings, ensuring high-quality IT services for all stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have a combination of technical, managerial, and interpersonal skills. You should have an excellent knowledge of the technology environment, ideally within education, and a proven ability to ensure our IT service facilitates a high-quality learning environment.
What the school offers its staff
There are many good reasons to work with us. We have a real sense of community, striving to make a difference to children’s education. You will be part, too of the wider Archdiocese family and in the company of some of the best people in education.
We also offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Flexible working
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Generous holiday entitlement 39 days including bank holidays.
- Generous pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@sjcmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0151 272 0173
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust (SJCMAT) is a growing family of Catholic schools serving communities across the North West, united by a shared mission to provide the highest quality Catholic education for every child. Inspired by Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church, we are committed to ensuring that every young person flourishes academically, spiritually and personally.
As a Trust, we believe that every child deserves access to an ambitious curriculum, exceptional teaching and enriching opportunities that enable them to achieve their full potential, regardless of their starting point or background. Our schools are committed to high standards, strong outcomes and a culture of continual improvement, ensuring that children are equipped with the knowledge, skills and character needed to succeed in modern Britain and contribute positively to society.
SJCMAT is entering an exciting period of sustainable growth, with an expanding family of primary and secondary schools across the Liverpool City Region and beyond. Working in close partnership with the Archdiocese of Liverpool, we are building a collaborative network of schools where expertise, resources and best practice are shared for the benefit of all pupils and communities.
Our Trust is committed to investing in people. We provide high-quality professional development, leadership pathways and career progression opportunities for colleagues at every stage of their careers. Through initiatives such as our Teacher Training Hub and wider workforce development programmes, we are helping to develop the next generation of outstanding teachers, leaders and support professionals.
We are creating a Trust where children thrive, staff are supported to excel, and schools work together to deliver transformational outcomes. As we continue to grow, our ambition remains clear: to become one of the leading Catholic Multi Academy Trusts in the country, providing exceptional education and life-changing opportunities for every child we serve.
Arranging a visit to St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sjcmat.co.uk.
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