ICT Officer

The Radclyffe School; Chadderton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Sick pay

Job summary

The Radclyffe School is seeking an ICT Officer to join our team. You will work with the ICT Network Manager to provide high-quality technical support underpinning teaching, learning and daily operations.

We are looking for a qualified IT professional with strong technical skills, who is a team player, customer-focused and committed to delivering improvements and reliable service throughout the Trust.

Qualifications

• Qualified and/or has significant professional experience with strong technical background.
• Excellent team player and people person.
• Positive, open and friendly attitude to customer service, improvement and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support the IT services, delivering operational service, support and projects.
• Play a key role in ensuring network security and connectivity, meeting curriculum and school priorities.
• Mentor to IT apprentices and support the team’s less experienced colleagues.
• Collaborate with IT professionals across the Trust, networking and developing projects.

Skills

Technical expertise

Team player

Customer service

Enthusiasm

Job description

ICT Officer

Grade 5 - 6, SCP 18-27 (£32,578 - £39,481)

Full time (36 hrs 40 mins per week), Full year

Permanent, to start ASAP

The Radclyffe School is seeking to appoint a skilled and dedicated ICT professional to join our team, working closely with the ICT Network Manager and wider staff body. This is a vital role within the school, providing high-quality technical support that underpins teaching, learning, and daily operations. The successful candidate will play a key part in ensuring our systems run smoothly, helping to create an environment where our core priority progress for all students can be fully realised.

The purpose of this role is to:

• Support the IT services, delivering operational service, support and projects.
• Play a key role in ensuring network security and connectivity, meeting the need of curriculum and school priorities.
• Support the team’s less experienced colleagues, including acting as mentor to any IT apprentices.
• Working with IT professionals across the Trust, collaborating, networking and developing projects.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Qualified and/or has significant professional experience and strong technical background.
• An excellent team player and people person.
• Positive, open and has a friendly attitude to customer service, improvement and delivery.

You do not necessarily need to have worked in education, what is more important is that you are an excellent IT professional with the right skillset who has the enthusiasm and commitment to be the best that you can be.

Working for The Radclyffe School means that you would be part of the Cranmer Education Trust, a successful, growing Trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.

Alongside The Radclyffe School, the Trust is made up of primary and secondary schools across Oldham and Rochdale. The Trust also incorporates a teacher training school and the East Manchester Teaching Hub and a MFL hub, which support the training and development of new and existing teachers across the North West of England. For further details please visit: https://careers.cranmereducationtrust.com/.

This position will be based at Radclyffe School, but may from time to time require travel as necessary to collaborate with other schools which are all locally based.

We offer:

• Opportunities for professional development in a growing Trust
• A strong school community that places children, families and staff at the heart of everything we do.
• A supportive team who will work with and alongside you to achieve the very best.
• LGPS career average pension scheme including life insurance and dependent's pension.
• Generous holiday entitlement and sick pay scheme, increasing with length of service.
• Convenient location for motorway(Junction 1 A627M and junction 21 of M60), and bus and train networks

The Radclyffe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Cranmer Education Trust follows safer recruitment practices. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and appointment is therefore subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

For further information please refer to:

• the Cranmer Education Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Trust Policies | Cranmer Education Trust.
• The Trust’s statement on the employment of ex-offenders, in the job details’ documents section.
• The job description and person specification for further information regarding the safeguarding responsibilities of the role.

Please note that CVs are not accepted.

Closing Date: 9 am 29 May 2026

Interviews: 3 June 2026 held at Brian Clarke Academy, Booth St, Oldham OL9 6EF

Start date: as soon as possible

The Cranmer Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.

Supporting Documents

Job Description & Person Spec