About the Role
We’re looking for a proactive ICT Technician to provide high‑quality technical support across our family of primary schools. You’ll be the first point of contact for ICT queries, maintaining systems, resolving issues, supporting users, managing devices, and helping ensure smooth ICT operations across the Trust.
This role involves travelling between school sites each week, so a driving licence and vehicle are essential.
What We’re Looking For
- IT qualification + strong MS Office skills
- Experience in an ICT support role
- Ability to troubleshoot and manage a helpdesk function
- Excellent communication, organisation, and customer service
- Understanding of safeguarding, data protection and ICT security
- Desirable: experience in education or with SIMS / school MIS systems
What We Offer
- A supportive, friendly Trust with strong professional development
- High‑quality CPDL, coaching and career pathways
- Competitive salary, pension scheme & wellbeing support
- Tech & cycle salary‑sacrifice schemes
- Modern, collaborative working culture
Lydiate Learning Trust is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
Post at the Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and any adult cautions or spent convictions that are not protected or defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) order 2020.
We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice. Shortlisted candidates are required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect their suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to us, and we cannot take these offences into account.