Closing date for applications: 22 March 2026, 11.59pm
Interview Date: 27 March 2026
Reference Number: 199819
ICT and Network Manager
37 hours per week
Required as soon as possible
More about the Role
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 (some specifics of the systems that we use can be found on the next page…)
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 22 nd March.
Other Information
All applications should be on the Lancashire County Council application form.
Completed forms should also be accompanied by a letter of application which should be no more than two sides of A4.
Applications should be marked for the attention of Mr S Haycocks, Headteacher and emailed to applications@balshaws.org.uk by midnight on Sunday 22 nd March. Please ensure you quote the vacancy applied for in the subject line. Applications sent to other email addresses will not be accepted.
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