IT Projects Officer

Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 April 2025

• Closing date

  9 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • IT support
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week All Year Round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,711.00 to £30,060.00 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

Are you a highly organised professional with a proven track record in supporting IT projects and delivering high-quality, customer-focused services? Are you ready to contribute to excellence within a high-performing multi-academy trust by ensuring efficient IT project delivery and outstanding outcomes for schools across the network?

We are seeking a committed and capable professional to support the delivery of IT projects across a dynamic and high-performing multi-academy trust. Based at Star Academies, you will work collaboratively with school IT technicians, senior leaders, and central teams to provide vital administrative support of the systems and services. Your role will ensure projects are supported by contributing to improving operational efficiency and enhanced outcomes for schools and pupils.

This role requires a proactive individual who excels at providing administrative and operational support to projects. You will play an important role in coordinating resources, maintaining exemplary records, and liaising with schools and suppliers to ensure their needs are met effectively. Your ability to build strong working relationships will be key to fostering collaboration and ensuring successful project delivery

You will have:

• Proven experience in an administrative or project support role, ideally within an educational or IT-focused setting.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills, with a detail-focused approach to managing tasks and records.
• Proficiency in IT systems, MS Office tools, and procurement processes.
• A collaborative mindset to support schools and colleagues in meeting their IT requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate smooth project operations.
• A commitment to the Trust’s vision, values, and dedication to excellence in education.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your expertise to impactful IT projects that underpin the success of our schools and students, ensuring they receive the best possible support.

What the school offers its staff

Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.

The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.

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

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Star Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: info@staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0330 313 9800
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