Location: Working across multiple schools in HET, specifically in the BCP/Dorset area. Contract: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year Salary: Grade 6, £27,899 to £30,060 FTE Start date: As soon as possible Application deadline: Tuesday 26 August 2025. This may close early if we successfully appoint prior to this date. Interview date: To be arranged on an individual basis Job summary: Hamwic Education Trust (HET) is a large, fast-paced multi-academy trust with currently 37 schools across the South Coast: Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and Dorset. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Junior IT Engineer with the necessary qualifications and experience to provide IT support to schools within HET. As the Junior IT Engineer, you will be working across multiple schools, have experience of IT together with strong organisational and inter-personal skills. You will be self-motivated, actively supporting the IT vision and improvement plan for HET and schools. The role requires visits to schools that need support, therefore flexibility around driving is essential. We are seeking a professional individual who: can provide exceptional IT support and advice to schools assist the Director of IT to maintain a highly efficient and effective network train IT technicians within other schools and assist schools with IT projects is highly motivated to learn new IT skills to become an IT professional has excellent communication and interpersonal skills can work well using their own initiative, using time efficiently can complete work to a high standard is flexible in their approach to working across schools If you are looking for an opportunity that will allow you to progress and develop alongside our growth and development and you can demonstrate a proven track record in effectively managing resources and ICT networks, we want to hear from you. What we offer you: an opportunity to be part of a collaborative managed services team with a shared vision of excellence flexible working approach, where possible wellbeing day (trial for 2025/26) excellent training and development programmes and opportunities eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme generous holiday entitlement, increasing with length of service access to our benefits portal offering a full range of discounts available through Lifestyle Savings access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme, this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for employees and family members Blue Light card Further Information Application procedure: If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact our IT team by emailing [email protected] to arrange an informal chat. If you wish to apply for this position, please complete an application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org/category_vacancies/managed-services/ and return to [email protected] CV’s will only be accepted along with a completed application form. Please note, we may close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we have sufficient applications. We strongly encourage prospective applicants to apply as soon as possible. Hamwic Education Trust (HET) are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our pupils and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal record and barring checks, scrutiny of work and training history, robust referencing, and other vetting checks. Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across HET. All HET employees you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practices and to safeguard our pupils. About Us About Hamwic Education Trust: HET is fully committed to developing an outstanding workforce. We are a friendly and supportive community of professionals working hard to ensure that our schools are enabling children to grow and develop for the future. We have talented staff working in leadership, teaching and support roles throughout our schools and committed professionals working in the Managed Services team covering education, safeguarding, HR, IT, finance and estates. This experienced team supports our schools and is responsible for the successful delivery of our multi-academy trust. As an employer, we support our staff to grow through continuing professional development and there is a range of apprenticeships and other opportunities available throughout the Trust to extend your knowledge, skills and career prospects. HET celebrates the uniqueness of our pupils, our staff and our schools and we aim for everyone to achieve their full potential through the pathways of opportunities available.