Lead IT Technician
William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, M16 8PR13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Immediately (Subject to all vetting checks)
Closing date
30 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 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
- £30,000.00 Annually (FTE) The role is part of the Specialist and Technical Job Family and is place in Pay Band 2 (Vocational) and has a salary range of £30,000 to £33.882 per annum.
Lead IT Technician job summary
Full Time, All year round, Permanent, commencing as soon as possible, salary from £30,000.00 per annum
Thank you for your interest in applying to be an IT Technician at William Hulme’s Grammar School (WHGS). This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to provide vital back-office support to staff and students to enable students to receive the very best educational experience and outcomes.
Reporting to the IT Service Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the main delivery of the IT service to WHGS, but also 10 other academies within the shared service when required.
Working as part of an ICT delivery service team, you will provide IT support and contribute to the effective operation, maintenance and repair of all computers and computer-related resources throughout the academies.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a busy IT support role, be self-motivated and keen to learn new systems and technology. They will also be able to use their initiative to manage their own workload.
The ability to provide first line technical support is essential, responding to users’ helpdesk requests in a timely and effective manner to minimise any disruption to teaching, learning or administration at WHGS.
This post may involve both evening and very occasional weekend work and the post holder will need to demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to work unsocial hours.
Closing date: Wednesday 30 September 2026 11:59pm
Interviews: Thursday 8 October 2026
The school is fully committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and full child protection/safeguarding training. United Learning is an equal opportunities employer.
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 William Hulme's Grammar School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Christian, ages 3 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 1542 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
William Hulme’s Grammar School is the second most over-subscribed school in Manchester and one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country. WHGS is an all-through (3-18) Academy of over 1450 pupils with a wide range of abilities, ethnicities and backgrounds.
The Academy has a relatively new Sixth Form Centre, a two-form entry Primary Phase and has specialist rooms in the Secondary Phase, including fully equipped science labs, a library, ICT resource centre, music practice rooms, design, technology and art rooms. There is also a sports hall with changing facilities, along with full kitchen and dining facilities in the Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form.
Inspectors judged the school to be Good in all phases in its most recent inspection, May 2019
William Hulme’s Grammar School is a vibrant, multicultural school that welcomes children from all backgrounds and beliefs. We are committed to ensuring that all children receive a first class education that prepares them thoroughly for the future and allows them to play an active role in the life of the school and wider community. The school encourages staff to organise events and trips (home and abroad), extra-curricular and subject enrichment activities, to develop the whole child, to prepare him/her for the challenges of the modern world.
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