Senior IT Technician

Senior IT Technician

Location: Chantry Academy

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, all year round

Salary: ALT Grade H – £35,413 to £39,153 per annum

Closing Date: 02 September 2025

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated Senior IT Technician, who is proactive and has excellent customer service skills. This role requires an IT professional, who has substantial experience in technical support, including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd line support.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the learning of our children and young people through the delivery of an excellent IT support service.

The Active Learning Trust is a Trust based across Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, serving over 9000 children, with 1500 employees. We are a family of 19 academies, supported by a central team and are highly committed to recruiting and retaining talented individuals to work in our academies.

Are you:

• Passionate about IT with excellent customer service skills
• Enthusiastic about supporting leaders to make our academies great places for our children and young people to learn
• Forward thinking and committed to continuous improvement
• Keen to share your IT knowledge and expertise within the IT team
• Able to manage and mentor junior members of the team
• A self-starter with the right attitude to succeed

Then this could be the perfect role for you!

The Active Learning Trust will offer you:

• An opportunity to work as part of an experienced and supportive team and empower you to develop further as an IT Professional
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Ongoing high quality professional development opportunities
• Benefits including but not limited to; the opportunity to work flexibly, including hybrid working arrangements, free onsite parking, Cycle to Work Scheme and access to an Employee Assistance Programme

We welcome a discussion with Stephen Roberts, IT Operations Manager, to find out more about this exciting opportunity. To arrange a discussion, please contact Stephen on Stephen.Roberts@activelearningtrust.org or by phone on 07572911770.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees’ alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.