Apprentice IT Technician
St John Plessington Catholic College is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic ICT Apprentice to join its friendly IT team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a busy school, supporting staff and students with a wide range of technology while working towards a nationally recognised ICT qualification.
Role
- Logging and tracking support tickets, including all phone calls.
- Escalating unresolved or more complex issues to the second line technician.
- Working with the HR/data team to ensure that only appropriate accounts are active on both the local network and cloud services.
- Monitoring web filtering, anti-virus, and any additional monitoring software that does not conflict with safeguarding procedures.
- Maintaining the school’s wired and wireless network and ensuring they are only available to authorized users.
- Conducting regular audits and health checks of on-site resources.
- Handling more complex issues, such as software installations, hardware faults, and system/server configuration problems.
Training
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship.
Successful completion of the apprenticeship may lead to a permanent full-time role, subject to performance and business needs.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Information communications technician (level 3)
- Training Provider
- NOWSKILLS LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday, full-time position. Shifts to be confirmed.
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 4 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Thursday, 3rd September 2026
- Start Date
- Saturday, 3rd October 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About the Employer
St John Plessington Catholic College
At SJP, we value people, every person matters to us. Our consistent aim is that every child fulfils their potential. We recognise that each individual child has talent and ability and relish working to develop that they can live choice filled lives.Respect is a deeply held value which permeates all aspects of life at St John Plessington Catholic College (SJP) and underpins the design of our curriculum and everything we offer our students.