School Network Manager

Hollingworth Learning Trust; Buckley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hollingworth Learning Trust seeks an experienced manager to join as School Network Manager. Lead the IT Services team, ensuring safe, effective ICT for pupils and staff, and support teaching, learning, and business continuity.

You will guide technicians, manage resilience, and drive ongoing ICT development across trust schools. The role emphasizes strategic leadership, technical troubleshooting, and strong communication with staff and external partners.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in ICT management and education technology.
• Experience leading an IT team and coordinating with external suppliers.
• Ability to ensure teaching, learning and business continuity through ICT.

Responsibilities

• Lead the School-based IT Services team and oversee helpdesk resolutions.
• Plan and implement infrastructure upgrades and disaster recovery contingencies.
• Maintain asset registers and GDPR cybersecurity protections.
• Provide clear technical guidance to staff and pupils and conduct ICT training.
• Negotiate with external suppliers and contractors to meet needs.

Skills

ICT management

Network infrastructure

Server management

GDPR cybersecurity

IT leadership

Staff training

Vendor negotiation

Tools

Helpdesk management

Disaster recovery planning

Job description

We are seeking to appoint anexperienced manager and aspiring leader to join our team as School NetworkManager. If you are someone who can lead, maintain, and strategically developour ICT infrastructure for safe, effective use by pupils and staff, ensure oursystems support teaching, learning, and business continuity, and effectivelymanage our IT technicians, you may be the person we are looking for and wewould love to have a chat with you about the role and your potentialapplication.

The successful candidate will have astrong technical background in ICT management, with a good understanding ofnetwork infrastructure, server management, and educational technology. You willlead the School based IT Services team, managing key areas such as helpdeskresolutions, infrastructure upgrades, disaster recovery contingencies, assetregisters, and GDPR cybersecurity protections. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, possess exceptional technical troubleshooting skills,and serve as a key member of the Support Staff Leadership Team (SSLT). Additionally,your personality and experience will ensure you have excellent communicationskills, with the ability to provide clear technical guidance to staff andpupils, conduct ICT training, and negotiate effectively with external suppliersand contractors.

This role is part of the Trust ICTTeam which comes with an excellent third line support team on advanced issuesand development of its schools ICT development. This gives the successfulcandidate the support to quickly upskill themselves on the Hollingworth AcademyICT network and will manage the provision of technician support to localPrimaries. We currently support four non-trust primaries.