IT Technician (Yorkshire)
Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD
United Kingdom
Salary: £30,755.54 - £33,085.79 + wellbeing cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Location: Based at Lift Firth Park, S5 0SD (with travel to other schools within the region when required)
Hours: 37 hours per week, full-time (8 am - 4 pm)
Contract: Permanent
About this role
We’re looking for an IT Technician to join our Technology Team in Yorkshire. You will be based at our Lift Firth Park secondary school IT Office in Sheffield, supporting six schools across the Yorkshire region. You’ll ensure that colleagues and students can use technology confidently and effectively, making a meaningful difference to daily teaching and learning.
We’re looking for an IT Technician to join our Technology Team in Yorkshire. You will be based at our Lift Firth Park secondary school IT Office in Sheffield, supporting six schools across the Yorkshire region. You’ll ensure that colleagues and students can use technology confidently and effectively, making a meaningful difference to daily teaching and learning.
You’ll be based predominantly at Lift Firth Park in Sheffield and work regularly across the other schools within the hub: Lift Feversham in Bradford, Lift Cottingley in Leeds, Lift St Helen’s, Lift Meadstead & Lift Shafton in Barnsley.
All sites are within the Yorkshire regional hub, and travel costs between sites will be reimbursed.
Key responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day IT support across six schools in the Yorkshire region.
- Diagnose and resolve IT issues with Google Chrome, Windows and Apple devices.
- Support systems such as classroom AV, telephony, CCTV, printing, and access control.
- Maintain accurate asset and equipment records.
- Assist with the setup, installation and relocation of IT equipment and devices.
- Communicate clearly with colleagues, ensuring support is timely and user-friendly.
- Contribute to wider IT development projects, including network and classroom upgrades.
What we’re looking for
- Experience of providing IT support in a workplace setting, ideally in education.
- Enjoys solving problems and learning new things.
- Communicates clearly with people who have different levels of technical knowledge.
- Works well within a small Team but can work independently across different sites and manage their workload confidently.
- Holds a full UK driving licence and can travel between multiple school sites.
Experience working in a school environment or holding relevant technical certifications (e.g., CompTIA, Google Workspace, ITIL) is helpful but not essential. If you’re motivated to learn, we will support your development.
Development and progression
You’ll join a supportive regional and central IT team, with access to a structured learning pathway. Development opportunities may include:
- Google Workspace Administrator training
- Chrome OS support certification
- Network and AV training
- AI and digital innovation programmes within Lift Schools
This role offers the chance to grow your technical skills in a collaborative environment, with real impact every day.
Who are Lift Schools?
We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
- Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals.
Closing Date: Friday 3rd July
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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