Overview
Ref 199819 • Number of Posts 1 • Grade Grade 8 • Salary £36363 to £40777 • Term Full-time • Perm / FTC Permanent • Required (ASAP) • Hours 37 hours a week • Closing Date 22/03/2026 • Location Balshaw's Church Of England High School, Church Road, Leyland, Preston, Lancashire, PR25 3AH (924 on roll)
Tel: 01772 421009
School website: www.balshaws.org.uk
Summary Balshaw?s Church of England High School has been strategically led and managed with foresight, proactive planning and vision by our outstanding ICT and Resources Operations Manager for the past 9 years. Balshaw?s is proud of its technology, robust systems and ICT management. The successful candidate will be taking over a brilliantly run network and IT system and supported in this by another highly experienced IT and Network Support Technician.
This role is a key role in the school as without a robust, future-proofed network infrastructure the risk to teaching and learning and the ability of the school to run is placed at risk.
The role involves close working with our site management team with whom there is an excellent working relationship. There is direct liaison with the students and staff throughout the school day as well as communication with parents. Therefore, interpersonal skills are a vital requirement for any successful candidate.
This role goes well beyond network management. You will have responsibility for:
* CCTV throughout the school (along with alarm and fire monitoring systems)
* Radio communications
* Sound and lighting systems
* Safeguarding monitoring software
* Support with the use of ICT to develop teaching and learning
* Laptop scheme implementation (all students at Balshaw?s have a laptop)
* Troubleshooting and support at all levels
* Oversight of network security and cybersecurity
* Wifi
* Cloud based and on-prem services
* Licences and ICT contracts
You will be line managed by the School Business Manager who will work especially closely with you on SLAs and strategic planning. All staff and students at Balshaw?s have laptop computers. Students are part of a laptop scheme that is run by a third party but overseen in school by the ICT and Network Manager who does the day-to-day liaison with this SLA provider. The closing date is: Midnight Sunday 22nd March
Essential Qualifications
* GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above
* Relevant post-16 qualification in ICT / Computing / Network Administration (or equivalent experience at a comparable level)
* Evidence of continuing professional development in ICT / cyber security / systems management.
* Relevant technical/vendor qualifications (e.g. Microsoft, Google, networking, cyber security)
* First aid qualification (or willingness to undertake training)
Essential Experience
* Substantial experience of ICT support and systems/infrastructure management in a complex organisation
* Experience of diagnosing and resolving a wide range of technical issues across hardware, software and networks
* Experience of managing user accounts, permissions and system access securely
* Experience of managing ICT assets, licences, contracts and/or suppliers
Desirable Experience
* Experience in a school/education setting
* Experience with school MIS / safeguarding / filtering / monitoring systems
* Experience of supporting AV, sound/lighting, CCTV or communications systems
* Experience of managing user accounts, permissions and system access securely
* Experience of managing user accounts, permissions and system access securely
Proposed Interview Date: 27/03/2026
Equal Opportunities
An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
Rehabilitation
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
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