Senior IT Support Technician

The Athelstan Trust, Tetbury, GL8 8AE

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • IT support
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,143.00 - £35,412.00 Annually (FTE)

Senior IT Support Technician job summary

The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of six secondary schools and four primary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 750 people and educate 4,500 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years.

If you are an experienced IT Technician looking for a fresh challenge, then we have just the opportunity for you. We are looking for a Senior IT Technician with proven experience to join our team and support our users. This role is likely to be primarily based at one school in the Athelstan Trust, but would also require travel to other schools.

With strong customer service skills, you will have a demonstrable track record in IT support. An understanding of supporting IT in primary or secondary education would be a considerable advantage, but not essential as long as you have the ability to learn new systems quickly. You will need to support a variety of devices such as Windows computers, Windows Laptops, iPads, MFDs, Interactive whiteboards, Interactive TVs, plus systems such as Windows Server and Microsoft 365. A good knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy and Microsoft 365 Administration would be highly desirable.

The Trust has invested heavily in updating its IT infrastructure over the past few years including virtual server infrastructure at most sites, upgrading core switches and extending wireless networks, online backup systems, centralised managed printing systems. We also have an established refresh cycle of upgrading client devices.

The Athelstan Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We are a flexible working employer, and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.

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 The Athelstan Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Athelstan Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-athelstan-trust

The Athelstan Trust is a successful and growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of five secondary schools in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We currently employ over 600 people and educate 4,100 pupils and plan to expand further over the coming years. From April 2023, we are excited to welcome two primary schools, and this will provide new opportunities for collaboration and strenthen the Trust further.

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