Location: Working across multiple schools in HET, specifically in the BCP/Dorset area.
Contract: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year
Salary: Grade 6, £27,899 to £30,060 FTE
Start date: As soon as possible
Application deadline: Tuesday 26 August 2025. This may close early if we successfully appoint prior to this date.
Interview date: To be arranged on an individual basis
Job summary:
Hamwic Education Trust (HET) is a large, fast-paced multi-academy trust with currently 37 schools across the South Coast: Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and Dorset.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Junior IT Engineer with the necessary qualifications and experience to provide IT support to schools within HET.
As the Junior IT Engineer, you will be working across multiple schools, have experience of IT together with strong organisational and inter-personal skills. You will be self-motivated, actively supporting the IT vision and improvement plan for HET and schools.
The role requires visits to schools that need support, therefore flexibility around driving is essential.
We are seeking a professional individual who:
- can provide exceptional IT support and advice to schools
- assist the Director of IT to maintain a highly efficient and effective network
- train IT technicians within other schools and assist schools with IT projects
- is highly motivated to learn new IT skills to become an IT professional
- has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- can work well using their own initiative, using time efficiently
- can complete work to a high standard
- is flexible in their approach to working across schools
If you are looking for an opportunity that will allow you to progress and develop alongside our growth and development and you can demonstrate a proven track record in effectively managing resources and ICT networks, we want to hear from you.
What we offer you:
- an opportunity to be part of a collaborative managed services team with a shared vision of excellence
- flexible working approach, where possible
- wellbeing day (trial for 2025/26)
- excellent training and development programmes and opportunities
- eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
- generous holiday entitlement, increasing with length of service
- access to our benefits portal offering a full range of discounts available through Lifestyle Savings
- access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme, this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for employees and family members
- Blue Light card