Senior Network Manager
River Learning Trust, Kidlington, OX5 2NT6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- IT support
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £48,710.00 - £51,802.00 Annually (FTE)
Senior Network Manager job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT professional to step into a senior leadership role supporting schools across the River Learning Trust.
The successful candidate will play a key part in shaping and delivering IT services that directly enhance teaching, learning, and school operations. The blend of site-based support and Trust-wide strategic work makes this a uniquely varied opportunity.
You’ll spend two days a week embedded in a secondary school, one day supporting local primary schools, and the remainder of your time focused on cross-Trust projects and IT development. You’ll lead and mentor technical staff, drive the adoption of Google for Education, and ensure that infrastructure, systems, and support services meet the needs of staff and students. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys blending hands-on technical work, team leadership and the opportunity to shape IT across a growing and forward-thinking Trust.
Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have:
Have significant experience managing IT networks, infrastructure, and support services across multiple sites
Relevant certifications (e.g. Google Certified Educator, Microsoft MSCE) or equivalent
Strong working knowledge of Windows and Chrome OS environments
Proven ability to lead and develop technical teams
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organisational skills
Proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to prioritise and work independently
Previous experience working within a school or multi-academy trust IT environment
A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between school sites
What we can offer / about our Trust
The River Learning Trust is a forward-thinking family of schools where staff and students are supported to thrive. Our IT team plays a vital role in delivering high-quality education by ensuring technology works seamlessly across a diverse mix of primary and secondary schools.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, innovative team with the opportunity to lead projects, shape IT strategy, and make a real impact across the Trust.
We offer:
A flexible working environment, with a base at one of our secondary schools
Opportunities for professional development and career progression
A supportive team culture that values initiative, improvement, and fresh ideas
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
The River Learning Trust reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Matt Proffitt (IT Director), about the role, prior to application, then please email mproffitt@riverlearningtrust.org or telephone 01865 647978.
The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
Commitment to safeguarding
The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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.
About River Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide on the main advert using the link.
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