IT Apprentice
Meridian Trust, Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2026
Closing date
1 October 2026 at 8am
Date listed
16 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £15,400.00 Annually (Actual)
IT Apprentice job summary
VACANCY FOR IT APPRENTICE
(The vacancy will cover schools within the North of Northamptonshire)
Driving License will be desirable for travel arrangements
Salary: Meridian Trust Apprenticeship Scale - APP1 - £8ph
Hours of work: 37 Hours a week, 52 weeks per year
We have an exciting opportunity within our growing IT team for an IT Apprentice!
Working as part of a dedicated team within a group of our Academy sites. You will learn from your IT colleagues to develop your IT skills in an accredited apprenticeship program. You will be primarily working with 1st line IT support issues within your group of academies. You will be working within the core IT team providing services to schools within the Northamptonshire area.
The Opportunity
Learn from your IT colleagues and developing your IT skills in line with your apprenticeship program.
To gain a nationally recognised qualification in IT
To gain valuable skills and experience in a workplace environment
Provide 1st line IT support to staff & students at your group of academy sites.
Help to ensure the smooth running of all computer equipment within the Trust and responding to urgent IT issues.
Receive training from your apprenticeship provider, undertake apprenticeship coursework and other work required by your apprenticeship provider.
The ideal candidate
Good educational background including GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.
An IT based subject, or an IT related subject at A-Level
Driving License to travel between sites
Knowledge of PC hardware & Microsoft windows
Working knowledge of a range of software packages.
A passion for IT and supporting users
Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -
Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in
Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)
Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources
Cycle to work scheme
Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme
Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
Free on-site parking
Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays
To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.
Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.
Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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