ICT NETWORK MANAGER

Location

St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk, St Anne's Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4TA (708 on roll)

Tel: 01695 570335
School website: www.sbchs.co.uk

Summary

Thank you for your interest in the post of ICT Network Manager at St Bede's Catholic High School.

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and highly skilled ICT Network Manager who will develop and maintain the school’s ICT infrastructure both physically and strategically. This role will be integral to further developing our vision to provide a transformative Catholic Education ensuring that our pupils are empowered to serve the common good, by living the values of Faith, Hope and Love across a broad and balanced curriculum which is underpinned by effective ICT provision.

This is an exciting time to join our school community. We have just been judged as "Good" in our recent Ofsted inspection, and "Outstanding" in the Catholic Schools Inspection 2024.

As a school family, we each of us work hard to make St. Bede's an incredible place to work and, as part of our family, you will be expected to maintain the high standards that have been established within the ICT Support department.

We are offering:
Professional challenge and support as a member of our school family
High quality CPD opportunities
Friendly, committed staff and students.

The successful applicant will be expected to work with the Headteacher, School Business Manager, the Senior Leadership Team and our existing 3rd Party support provider, to ensure reliable and efficient ICT provision and practices which support staff and pupils.

All staff have access to an individual Windows 11 device which connects to a Touchscreen TV screen within each classroom. The vast majority of our endpoint devices have now been migrated to Windows 11 with any incompatible devices in the process of being replaced. We have recently upgraded our fibre infrastructure and installed a strengthened WIFI network.

We have recently migrated all our staff and student data to the cloud utilising OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams.

Our longer-term strategy focuses on migrating teaching staff and pupils’ systems to the cloud utilising Microsoft 365 Entra ID to facilitate this.

As ICT Network Manager, you will have a key role in ensuring the smooth and effective running of dayto-day operations within school at a time when we are modernising and making significant upgrades to our practices and procedures related to ICT. You must have an extensive knowledge of practical application of specialised ICT processes and procedures, extensive working knowledge of networking and troubleshooting techniques and be passionate about continually improving ICT provision for staff and pupils.

Should you choose to apply, please ensure that the CES application form is completed fully, a CV is not required.

Essential Qualifications

- Recognised Level 4 ICT qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline.

Desirable Qualifications

- Industry practitioner qualification (eg Microsoft, Cisco)
- ITIL Service Management Qualification (Foundation or above)

Essential Experience

- Considerable experience of working in a busy ICT environment working independently providing technical support on a wide variety of ICT systems, equipment and IT software.
- Experience in the management and procurement of ICT equipment and service/management contracts.
- Experience of managing large networks and major software upgrades.
- Experience of managing challenging and competing workloads.

Desirable Experience

- Experience of managing budgets and/or resources deployed to assist with the delivery of service provision.
- Experience of training others in the use of ICT systems and software.
- Experience of delivering ICT services within a school environment.

For an informal discussion please contact:

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the school. Please contact Julie Taylor via recruitment@sbchs.co.uk

Proposed Interview Date:

10/06/2025 

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation

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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Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.