ICT Network Manager

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:

o Professional challenge and support as a member of our school family

o High quality CPD opportunities

o 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 day-to-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.