IT MANAGER
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
Lancashire
- £36,363 - £46,142 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Lancashire Pay Spine Grade 8/9, pts 25 - 35 £36,363 to £46,142 (pay award pending) depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 March 2026
Job overview
The governors of this very successful Catholic High School wish to appoint an IT Manager to join our IT Team.
Cardinal Allen is a great place to work and an excellent community to belong to. We receive tremendous support from our parents and Governors. Our pupils actively engage in all aspects of school life, and there is a culture of mutual support and openness.
The successful candidate will:
Provide excellent customer service, coupled with the use of help-desk management system
Manage the work of staff providing technical support to staff and pupils allocating jobs
Diagnose and resolve a wide range of complex network, software and hardware faults
Develop school policies and procedures for the use of ICT within the school environment
Design and implement changes to the schools ICT software and hardware and liaise with consultants on the specifications of new software / hardware as appropriate
Keep abreast of relevant changes and best practice within ICT, particularly in relation to security
THE IT TEAM
IT Support is an essential part of the school infrastructure that transcends the organisation. The team consists of an IT Manager and an IT Technician. The school buys in support for our MIS service, network up to the firewall, and backup service. The department has historically had a strong sense of team spirit with an attitude that teaching and learning come first. Our new colleague will receive all the support and encouragement necessary to continue the provision of school network support and to develop professionally for the next stage of their career.
THE ROLE
We are looking for an IT Manager to work with our IT Technician to address the IT support needs of our staff and pupils. The post holder will have the responsibility for supporting staff and pupils along with the management and development of the school IT network.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, energy, and the ability to contribute to the work of a very successful team. The successful candidate needs to have excellent IT skills along with a strong commitment to customer service.
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About Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
- Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
- Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood
- Lancashire
- FY7 8AY
- United Kingdom
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School is a co-educational, voluntary-aided secondary school based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, for pupils aged 11-16.
Headteacher
Andrew Cafferkey
Values and vision
Our school's ethos is based on the Christian tradition. It reflects the traditional values and standards that are respected and expected within an ever-changing world.
We expect all lessons to be stimulating, enjoyable and innovative. A wide variety of teaching strategies help personalise learning to ensure pupils are able to access the full curriculum, thereby encouraging creative and independent approaches to learning.
Our staff provide a wealth of enrichment activities for our pupils, including residential visits within the UK, Europe and even as far afield as India and the USA. All these visits have educational themes. In addition, there are frequent day visits to centres of specific educational interest that relate to all areas of the curriculum. These opportunities are available to all pupils.
Section 48 Denominational Inspection Report
'Pupils are proud to belong to Cardinal Allen Catholic High School; they are greatly appreciative of all that the school provides and how it supports and nurtures them. They feel encouraged and inspired to live by the school motto and be all that you can be.
Leaders and governors are deeply committed to the Church’s mission in education; they are unequivocal in prioritising the Catholic life of the school. As a result, staff and pupils’ understanding of the school’s mission is outstanding. The ethos of the school is rooted firmly in the teaching of the Catholic Church. The fruits of this ethos are manifest in the pupils and staff in the school; through the very strong relationships and in the profound sense of belonging and of pride that exists. The behaviour and attitudes of pupils observed throughout the inspection were exemplary.
Cardinal Allen is an outstanding Catholic school; the capacity to improve still further is also outstanding.'
Ofsted Inspection 2022
'Pupils are happy to attend this kind and welcoming school. Pupils achieve well. This is because leaders set high expectations for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).'
View Cardinal Allen Catholic High School’s latest Ofsted report
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