Cardinal Newman College
Lancashire
£36,564 - £38,897 per year
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 November 2025
Apply by:
13 October 2025
Job overview
Support Staff
IT Infrastructure Engineer
We welcome applications for this support post to commence as soon as possible.
The Role
The IT Infrastructure Engineer will support, maintain, and develop the College's IT infrastructure, systems, and endpoint environment. This includes networks, servers, cloud services, security, and end-user devices (Windows and macOS).
The postholder will act as an escalation point from the Service Desk, ensuring that technical issues are resolved promptly and effectively. They will also contribute to infrastructure and systems projects under the direction of the Infrastructure Team Lead.
This is a broad role, providing flexibility to cover different aspects of the infrastructure estate, with scope to develop deeper expertise in agreed areas over time.
The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:
Infrastructure & Systems
* Support the administration of networks, WiFi, servers, storage, and firewalls.
* Assist with the management of Azure AD, Microsoft 365, and other cloud services.
Endpoint & Applications
* Manage Windows devices using Intune/Autopilot.
* Manage macOS devices using JAMF (or equivalent MDM).
Support & Escalation
* Act as an escalation point for Service Desk for infrastructure, systems, and endpoint issues.
Projects & Development
* Contribute to infrastructure and systems projects led by the Infrastructure Team Lead.
Other
* Provide occasional support with IT Technician duties during peak times, including end-user support, to ensure adequate resourcing.
* To undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the nature of the post.
For the full job description please see attached 'Job Pack'.
The Successful Candidate
Cardinal Newman College is a wonderful place to work, and this is an exciting opportunity for a enthusiastic and experienced candidate to join our friendly and well established Networks department.
The Networks department is looking for someone who has hands on experience supporting and managing Windows devices using Intune/Autopilot, exposure to macOS device management (JAMF or equivalent MDM and good understanding of endpoint management and security best practice.
You should display the values, attitudes, and behaviours consistent with the Catholic Ethos of the College and have a commitment to equality/diversity and the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.
Terms and Conditions
Hours: 37 hours per week, full year. Starting and finishing times as agreed.
Salary: The post will be paid on the Sixth Form Colleges' Support Staff Pay Spine at points 19 to 21 £36,564 to £38,897 per annum.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 11.59pm on Monday 13th October 2025 (we reserve the right to close the advert in advance of this date).
Why work at Cardinal Newman College?
We are a happy and thriving Catholic Sixth Form College committed to equality and diversity, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds into our community irrespective of their religion or belief, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status.
An outstanding college in every aspect, Cardinal Newman is one of the highest performing Sixth Form Colleges nationally for Value Added. We recognise the invaluable contribution our dedicated staff make to the success of our students and the College as whole. As such, our aim is to foster a culture where staff feel valued and supported.
We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including:
* Generous Pension schemes for both teachers and support staff
* Pro rata to 22 days holiday (increasing to 25 days after 5 years' service) plus 4 concessionary days and bank holidays for support staff
* A genuine commitment to staff health and wellbeing
* Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
* Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and Techscheme
* Free use of the on-site gym
* Access to professional development and the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications through apprenticeships
* Flu Vouchers
* Staff savings scheme
More detailed information on further staff benefits can be found within our staff perks document attached.
Completed application forms should be submitted by 11.59pm on Monday 13th October 2025.
We will confirm receipt of all applications by email within one working day of receipt. Please call the HR team if you have not received a confirmation email by the closing date. We do ask that you accept, in the interests of economy, that if you have not heard from us by the end of October that you have not been selected for interview on this occasion.
Further Information
Further details are available at or by telephone to the college on or
All offers of appointment are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance as well as a range of other safer recruitment checks
Attached documents
Job Description
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Other document
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About Cardinal Newman College
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill, Preston
Lancashire
PR1 4HD
United Kingdom
About the College
Cardinal Newman College is based in the heart of Preston city centre and is consistently placed amongst the highest performing Sixth Form College's nationally. Our 16-19 provision has over 50 courses for school leavers including A-Levels, BTECs Level 3 and Level 2 and T Levels as well as a provision for young people with specific learning needs with our Foundation Learning course.
Cardinal Newman also offers a one year Foundation Art course for those that have completed a Level 3 qualification, as well as university courses which include Foundation Degrees in Teaching & Learning Support and Early Years, validated by Middlesex University, a BA Hons Working with Children in Early Years and Education, Validated by ULCan, and Teacher Training with QTS with the Catholic Teaching Alliance for graduates looking to get into teaching within a Post 16 setting.
At Cardinal Newman, we are committed to the development of the whole person and we value each student as an individual, with a unique mix of skills and talents. Our students achieve outstanding results, which consistently place Cardinal Newman amongst the top Colleges nationally for Value Added.
Why work at Cardinal Newman College?
We are a happy and thriving Catholic Sixth Form College committed to equality and diversity, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds into our community irrespective of their religion or belief, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status.
We recognise the invaluable contribution our dedicated staff make to the success of our students and the College as whole. As such, our aim is to foster a culture where staff feel valued and supported.
We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including:
* Generous Pension schemes for both teachers and support staff
* Pro rata to 22 days holiday (increasing to 25 days after 5 years' service) plus 4 concessionary days and bank holidays for support staff
* A genuine commitment to staff health and wellbeing
* Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
* Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and Techscheme
* Free use of the on-site gym
* Access to professional development and the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications through apprenticeships
* Flu Vouchers
* Staff savings scheme
An Outstanding College
Cardinal Newman is the highest performing sixth form college in the North West and frequently place as one of the highest nationally for student achievement and Value Added with our latest Ofsted Inspection in February 2023 grading all areas of the College as 'Outstanding'. The report confirmed that students have highly positive attitudes to learning. Attendance is very high and students are committed to their studies and are highly motivated to achieve with the College having high expectations where students are at the heart of the curriculum.
Inspectors also commented that leaders are highly considerate of staff well-being, workload and that staff morale is exceptionally high. Staff feel the College is well led and managed and that they are trusted and valued by leaders. They describe a strong ethos and culture to support students to achieve their aspirations, illustrating that the Catholic mission and ethos of the College is lived out at all levels.
Every year students progress onto a wide variety of destinations after their studies at Newman with the vast majority of Newman students, progressing to Higher Education with over 30% of those taking up places at Russell Group Universities.
Principal
Nick Burnham
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