IT Technical Lead
The Challenge Academy Trust, Warrington, WA4 3AE5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
22 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week / full year
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 Months
Pay scale
- TCAT Grade 8 - NJC scp 28 (£36,648) to scp 32 (£40,221)
What skills and experience we're looking for
In this key role within our central team, our IT Technical Lead will have responsibility for the effective management of our Trust wide IT network. You will be responsible for the administration of the trust Office 365 tenancy, the Azure cloud-based systems and ensuring our CyberEssentials accreditation is reviewed and maintained. The postholder will also lead on the procurement and management of our Wi-Fi, broadband and security contracts.
You will work with the Trust Central Team, the senior leaders of all academies, and IT technicians in charge of IT at our 13 current academies, our IT support partner and major software providers. With a key role in shaping our strategic IT objectives, you will also work with our curriculum leads to support technical innovation such as use of AI to support teaching and learning.
What the school offers its staff
At The Challenge Academy Trust, we are building a culture that champions better work and working lives across the Trust; a framework to support and develop our workforce from ‘hire to retire’. We are committed to providing a workload that is fair and reasonable, work environment where employee health and wellbeing are actively supported and promoted and structured personal and professional development.
Our staff offer also includes:
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme / Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- An Occupational Sick Pay Scheme (entitlements based on service).
- Access to a comprehensive CPD framework though ‘Education Connect’, our professional development arm, and online resources from the National College’.
- Access to TCAT+, our Reward & Wellbeing platform, including access to retailer discounts, a car lease scheme, discounted healthcare cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and online resources to support physical, emotional, professional, financial and social wellbeing.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Challenge Academy 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 are made subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer and want our staff profile to reflect the community we serve.
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About The Challenge Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@tcat.uk.com
The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT) is a Multi Academy Trust in Warrington, Cheshire made up five primary schools, five secondary schools and a Sixth Form College, with over 8,300 leaners and over 1,000 employees. Formed in 2017 by like-minded education leaders we work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children and young people in the Warrington area.
Our mission is to serve, challenge and empower the educational community, which we enact by providing highly effective services to our academies, supporting strong leadership, investing in our workforce and inspiring our children and young people.
As an inclusive MAT with a strong moral purpose we are committed to providing an environment and education where every young person is nurtured, challenged and inspired to achieve the very best for themselves and their communities
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