IT Technician - Leeds hub

Red Kite Learning Trust, Harrogate, HG2 9PH

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  19 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • IT support
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (Actual) Band C3. SCP 19 - 22

IT Technician - Leeds hub job summary

Permanent, Full Time, Full Year. Based in our Leeds Hub

We are seeking an IT Technician to join our dedicated IT Services Team, supporting schools across the Trust to deliver high-quality, reliable and secure technology services that enhance teaching, learning and administration.

As part of our collaborative central IT team, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and developing the Trust’s IT infrastructure, ensuring our network, hardware and software operate smoothly across multiple school sites. You’ll install, configure and support a range of devices including PCs, laptops and iPads, manage user accounts and software licences, and respond efficiently to support requests via the IT Helpdesk. You’ll also be involved in the rollout of new systems, software and devices, including testing and training, while ensuring data protection, information security and health and safety standards are always upheld. This is a varied and hands-on role that offers the opportunity to work closely with staff and students, contribute to exciting Trust-wide projects, and help shape the future of our IT provision.

About our Trust

We are a people centred organisation and we recognise we cannot achieve our mission together, without attracting the very best talent and being recognised as a great place to work. As we mark 10 years since our Trust was founded, we celebrate a decade of learning, collaboration, and achievement - not just for our schools and communities, but for the colleagues who make it all possible.

Here’s what you can expect when you join us:

• Generous pension scheme: Employer contribution rate of 19%, plus a wide range of benefits and discounts. Full details HERE
• Flexible working options: We support work-life balance and are open to exploring suitable arrangements
• Supportive environment: We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being
• Community culture: Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our team
• Professional development: We invest in your growth at every stage of your career

For more about Red Kite Learning Trust, click the ‘view our careers page’ button.

About You

To be a good fit for this role, you will be;

• Experienced in supporting IT networks, hardware and software within a multi-site or educational environment (or keen to develop in this area)
• Confident in providing hands-on technical support and excellent customer service to staff and students
• Able to work independently and flexibly, prioritising workloads effectively
• A strong communicator and problem-solver with a proactive approach

Next Steps

Let’s Connect: We would love to speak to you to answer any questions you might have about this role or our Trust ahead of applying for this opportunity. To arrange a convenient time to speak in person, please email recruitment@rklt.co.uk

Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.

Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.

Ready to Apply: If you have all the info you need, click APPLY NOW to start your application.

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 Red Kite Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Red Kite Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/red-kite-learning-trust

Red Kite Learning Trust is a Multi-academy trust made up of 14 schools in North and West Yorkshire, serving more than 9,750 children and young people and their families, from nursery to sixth form.

We’re passionate about learning, providing a rich curriculum which releases potential and creates opportunity for all our pupils.

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