14 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    30 June 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    16 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • IT support

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Mon - Thurs 8:30 - 4:00, Fri 8:30 - 3:30

Contract type

Fixed term - Apprenticeship

Hourly rate

£13.45 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our growing IT Department. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated IT Apprentice to join the team:

Working with the Head of IT and IT Assistant, the IT Apprentice will assist with serving ICT equipment and systems. The main duties of the role will also include:

  • Keeping the asset management system up to date
  • Ensuring IT issue tickets are responded to promptly and resolved as soon as possible
  • Assisting with equipment upgrades
  • Working closely with the Head of IT to implement security and usability improvements across the Charity.

On completion of the Apprenticeship training, the successful candidate will receive an IT Technician qualification.

Our IT team work across both our sites, in West Kirby, Wirral and Lydiate, Sefton.

What the school offers its staff

Access to healthcare scheme (Benenden)

Access to CPD enhancement

Onsite gym facilities

Half-termly wellbeing afternoons

Free school lunch

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Candidate Info Pack.pdf - 1.8 MB (opens in new tab)

About West Kirby School and College

School type
Special school, ages 5 to 19
School size
110 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
West Kirby School and College website
Email address
recruitment@wkrs.co.uk
Phone number
01516323201
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Welcome to West Kirby School and College, a non-maintained special school initially founded over 100 years ago as a hospice for children. Since that time we have grown and developed into the successful school we are today. Times have changed, but we remain enthused by the opportunity to support, enable and develop children and young people towards realising their aspirations.

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