12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    August 2025

  • Closing date

    2 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    18 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • IT support

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£26,409.00 - £28,163.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3a Points 9-13

Senior IT Technician (with Reprographics Cover) job summary

We are seeking a skilled Senior IT Technician to join our IT team. In this vital role, you will provide comprehensive support for our IT systems while also supporting our reprographics department during periods of high demand or staff absence.

What We Offer

  • A Supportive Environment: Be part of a welcoming team committed to ensuring the smooth running of our school’s IT operations.
  • Hands-On Involvement: A varied and engaging role, where you’ll work directly with staff and students to resolve technical issues and maintain all our systems.
  • In-House IT Expertise: Manage and develop all aspects of IT internally—no outsourcing here! You’ll ensure our systems meet the needs of a busy school environment.
  • Professional Growth: this is the key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training and progression opportunities

Your Role

As Senior IT Technician, you will:

  • Provide responsive, reliable technical support to ensure continuity in all school areas
  • Maintain and troubleshoot IT systems, ensuring they meet the needs of the school.
  • Support the reprographics department during periods of high demand or staff absence, ensuring the seamless delivery of this essential service. Your work will play a key role in ensuring our technology and resources empower staff and students to focus on education.

If you’re ready to make a difference and grow in your career, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Swanshurst is an ‘Outstanding School’ for girls with over 1900 students on roll aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career.

Ofsted (2024) judged Swanshurst to be Outstanding for a second time. Our Ofsted report can be found on our website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act 2010 to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post.


WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working in the Trust to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-appointment checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Checks.

ALL STAFF ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMMITTED TO THE TRUST’S EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY AND ADHERE TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF CHILDREN PROCEDURES

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 are not accepted.

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About Swanshurst School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary
School size
Up to 1943 pupils
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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