Senior ICT Technician
Excalibur Academies Trust, Marlborough, SN8 4AX13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
4 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 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
- £30,515.00 - £32,578.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 14 - 18
Senior ICT Technician job summary
About Excalibur Academies Trust
Founded in 2012, Excalibur Academies Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 20 schools reaching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high-quality education to 10,000 children from 9 months 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.
The Role
As an experienced ICT technician, you will ensure that services are effective, professional, and value for money, while remaining flexible, responsive, and customer focused. You will act as focal point for all IT issues and developments taking place at the site, having oversight of all activities.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
To support delivery of a wide range of high-quality IT Services, ensuring an effective, professional, and value for money service for staff and students.
To support the development, update and maintenance of an effective ICT infrastructure, including all network hardware and equipment
To ensure that ICT services operate efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of the Trust and its constituent schools
To support the more senior IT Staff in maintaining an up-to-date record of support contracts/service level agreements for ICT, network infrastructure, telephony, printing facilities including any leasing arrangements to ensure efficient and cost effective performance and deployment of appropriate support services.
To support the Trust KCSIE obligations through regular testing of Internet filtering systems, working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and more SeniorIT staff to maintain appropriate documentation.
To advise and support staff in ensuring that IT services meet the current and future needs of staff and students.
Please see the attached Job Description for full details of the responsibilities and expectations of this role.
Please check the Person Specification for the qualifications that are listed as Essential for this role. You will be required to show these qualifications if you are successful.
Benefits
Support on Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Excellent Pension Scheme (LGPS for Shared Services staff)
Employee Assistance Programme
Free on-site parking & Cycle to Work Scheme
Free Eye Tests
Career development opportunities across the Trust
Flexible Family Friendly Policies
Note: Applicants will be considered as received. Should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early.
In the first instance we would welcome your application via My New Term. However, if you are unable to complete the application on this platform, please contact the team using recruitment@excalibur.org.uk and we will be able to issue a Word version of the application form for completion and return by the deadline. Unfortunately, in line with Safer Recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.
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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