IT Apprentice
New College Pontefract
Wakefield
- New
- Salary:
- £15,392 in the first year and national minimum wage thereafter
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Apply by:
- 22 July 2026
Job overview
Contract term: Temporary for 14 months
Start your career in IT Support
New College Pontefract is looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice IT Technician to join its Trust IT Team. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in IT support while working in a busy, supportive college environment.
You will help provide first-line technical support to staff and students, responding to Helpdesk queries, resetting passwords, supporting laptops, printers and classroom equipment, updating IT records and helping users resolve common hardware, software and connectivity issues. The role also includes logging support calls, checking IT rooms, supporting equipment maintenance and escalating more complex issues to senior colleagues where needed.
We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in IT, good communication skills and a helpful, customer-focused approach. You should be organised, reliable, willing to learn and able to work well as part of a team. GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent, are required.
New College Pontefract is an outstanding place to work and study, rated outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in 2023. As part of New Collaborative Learning Trust, you will join a positive and supportive organisation with a strong commitment to staff development, wellbeing and career progression. NCLT was also named Employer of the Year at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards.
Benefits include professional training, an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing support, and cycle to work and technology schemes.
For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is 22 July 2026.
New Collaborative Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in being appointed to a post, you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service as well as other employment checks before your appointment is confirmed.
About New College Pontefract
An exciting opportunity to join an outstanding team!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious candidate to join our dynamic and welcoming team at the forefront of the sector, and make a real difference to the education and aspirations of the young people in the local community.
New College Pontefract is an outstanding place to work and study, regularly near the top of UK sixth from College results tables and awarded outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in 2023. The majority of our A level students progress to higher education at over 60 different universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
New College Pontefract delivers primarily A Level provision, alongside a range of Applied General Qualifications and GCSE Maths. We provide students with over 60 courses to choose from, this along with our highly qualified and enthusiastic teachers ensures our students receive an outstanding learner experience. We provide a wide range of extra-curricular and personal development activities, including sports and college production; we want New College Pontefract to be a vibrant community that students and staff will be eager to join.
The college is outward facing and believes strongly in collaboration, being the lead partner in our teaching school, collaborating with over 30 schools and colleges. The teaching school creates opportunities for staff to access a range of CPD, to deliver on CPD events and to support colleagues and departments in other schools/colleges.
As an employer, we strongly believe in recognising and rewarding outstanding performance in all our staff and have an excellent reward and recognition scheme in place. The college has a warm and friendly atmosphere, making it an exciting and enjoyable place to study and work. We have lots of great benefits to offer staff and we always have plenty going on, whether it is our annual well-being day, Christmas party or social gatherings.
New College Pontefract sits within the New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT), a multi-academy Trust which currently consisting of three 16-19 Colleges, three Primary Schools and one 11-16 Academy. NCLT was awarded ‘Employer of the year’ in the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards and is recognised as a Leader in Diversity and a Disability Confident Employer. Collaboration is at the core if our work and we have a shared commitment to providing an outstanding learning experience and making a positive contribution to social mobility and the lives of young people.
Thank you for considering the exciting opportunities available with us.
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