Senior IT Technician (with Reprographics Cover)

Swanshurst School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  19 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • IT support
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254.00 - £29,064.00 Annually (Actual)

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.

Undertake First Aid Training in order to become a First Aider in school.

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

WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

The successful applicant will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including enhanced DBS, Prohibition Check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identify and right to work.

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

To comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we will seek and scrutinise references prior to interviews. Referees will be contacted to provide further clarification if needed. All information provided by referees will be compared for consistency against the information disclosed in your application form, and you will be asked about any discrepancies at interview.

Short listed candidates - an online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

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 Swanshurst School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1920 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Swanshurst School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swanshurst-school-birmingham

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