IT System Administrator
Excalibur Academies Trust, Marlborough, SN8 4AX7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 February 2026
Closing date
11 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,699.00 - £37,280.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Point 22-26
IT System Administrator job summary
IT System Administrator
Salary: NJC Point 22-26 (£33,699 - £37,280 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid/Flexible Working
Hours: 37 per week, 52 weeks per year
Excalibur Academies Trust is seeking a proactive and skilled IT System Administrator to lead IT service delivery across multiple academies. This is a pivotal role, ensuring that technology supports both operational excellence and outstanding educational outcomes.
About the Role
You will act as the bridge between local academy IT teams and the central Trust IT function, driving projects, resolving complex issues, and ensuring systems run smoothly and securely.
Key Responsibilities: -
Leadership & Management: Lead IT service delivery at nominated academies, managing local IT staff and ensuring alignment with Trust objectives.
Service Desk & Support: Oversee service desk operations, monitor performance data, and ensure timely resolution of IT issues.
Systems & Projects: Manage IT systems, budgets, licences, and infrastructure improvements. Deliver projects including system updates, security patches, and enhancements.
Collaboration: Work closely with curriculum leaders and educators to integrate technology into teaching and learning. Support the effective use of Microsoft 365 tools (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams for Education).
Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with internal staff and external contractors to ensure successful project delivery.
Candidate Profile
We’re looking for someone with:
A degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent experience.
Strong experience in IT support or management, ideally within education.
Knowledge of Microsoft Server, desktop operating systems, and network fundamentals.
Proven ability to manage IT projects, budgets, and service teams.
Innovative problem-solving skills and the ability to stay ahead of technological changes.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships.
Commitment to safeguarding, equality, and continuous professional development.
Relevant certifications (CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco) and willingness to travel are desirable.
Why Join Us?
At Excalibur Academies Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We value diversity, inclusion, and professional growth, offering a supportive environment where your expertise will make a real difference across our schools.
Safeguarding & Compliance
Excalibur Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance, and verification of qualifications and right to work in the UK.
How to Apply
If you are an experienced IT professional looking to take the next step in your career and be part of a forward-thinking Trust where technology empowers education, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application form and supporting statement via our recruitment portal by the closing date.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Excalibur Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Founded in 2012, Excalibur Academies Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 15 schools reaching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high quality education to over 6000 children from age 2 to age 18. Our vision is to provide an all-through education in local hubs, with a focus on the best teaching, a broad and exciting curriculum and an outward-facing global perspective. We believe in investing in our staff to ensure we attract and retain talented, dedicated people who are committed to changing children’s lives for the better. With a strong track record of raising the achievement of disadvantaged pupils across the trust, it is our mission to promote social mobility and personal fulfilment through the transformative power of education. Our growth strategy is based on our hub model and building the capacity to provide strong support and opportunities to other schools who share our vision.
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