About This Role
Senior ICT Technician
Salary: £28,598 to £31,022
Grade: Grade 6; Point 12-17 Cheshire East Council NJC Pay Structure
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: 37 hours per week (full time) Monday – Friday, 52 weeks per year (full year)
Contract Term: Permanent
Closing Date: 09:00am Monday 13th April 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 16th April 2026
Wilmslow High School
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form)
We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior ICT Technician to be a key member of the school’s Information Systems Support (ISS) Team. To provide the school with expert IT support and troubleshooting of technical issues to enable effective operation. The role will also support and deputise, where required, for the Senior Leader: ICT & Network Operations to provide robust and effective ICT networks and associated systems.
The successful candidate will:
Have up-to-date understanding of ICT systems, infrastructure, networking, software, and emerging technologies.
Have proven experience maintaining ICT systems and services, supporting teams within an education setting or similar environment.
Knowledge of data protection legislation and best practices in information security.
We offer a happy and caring environment rooted in our core values, in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person’s suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process.
If invited for interview, you will be
Asked to complete a self-declaration form answering questions in relation to any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Subject to an online search. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore at interview.
If successful, you will be subject to
An enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Pre-employment checks which will include References, Health and Right to Work in UK
Current or previous employers will be contacted and information requested will include
Disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is ‘time expired’.
Whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.