IT Support Officer

Broadleaf Partnership Trust, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RT

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • IT support
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £28,153.00 - £34,811.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3 – (NJC Points 9-22) - £28,153 - £34,811 - according to experience/qualifications

IT Support Officer job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced IT professional to join our Trust IT team and play a key role in delivering a high-quality IT service across our schools.

Working closely with the CIO and IT Operations Manager, you will provide hands-on technical support to staff and students, ensuring our IT systems are secure, reliable and available when they are needed. You will act as an escalation point for the IT helpdesk, troubleshoot hardware and software issues, manage user accounts and cloud-based systems, and support the day-to-day operation of our IT infrastructure.

The role will also involve monitoring cybersecurity, maintaining Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Google Workspace environments, managing IT assets and licences, liaising with suppliers and contractors, and supporting the deployment of new equipment and software.

You will have the opportunity to work across multiple Trust sites, support staff with the effective use of technology, contribute to IT development projects and help ensure technology continues to enhance teaching, learning and the wider work of the Trust.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys solving technical problems, working with people and making a real difference through the effective use of technology in an education environment.

We can offer you:

The full support of an experienced professional team of staff

Well established protocols and systems

Continuing Professional Development and training to support you in your work

Cashback healthcare plan

Employee assistance scheme to include free and confidential advice, information and counselling, 24 hour GP line and discounts at various retail outlets

Cycle to work scheme

Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview earlier and withdraw the advert if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Please note successful candidates for all Broadleaf Partnership Trust vacancies will be requested to apply for Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, although a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining the position.

Broadleaf Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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

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.

About Broadleaf Partnership Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/broadleaf-partnership-trust

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