IT Service Lead
Closing in 21 days (11 May 2026 9:00 am)
Job details
Salary: NJC point 20, within the range 20 – 25: £32,597 - £36,363 per annum
Employer: Blackdown Education Partnership
Location: Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7FD
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 11 May 2026 9:00 am
About the job
Key information
IT Service Lead
37 hours per week, all year round Permanent
NJC point 20, within the range 20 – 25: £32,597 – £36,363 per annum
Location: Orchard Grove Primary School, with travel to other schools.
What will I be doing?
We are seeking an experienced and proactive IT Service Lead to join our Central IT Team, in order to help shape and develop the quality of IT support across our Trust. BEP is committed to ensuring our schools receive a consistent, reliable, and high‑quality IT Support Service that facilitates staff and students to deliver and access exceptional learning opportunities, and this role will be pivotal in achieving this. Working closely with our team of school‑based technicians, you will drive service improvements and ensure our IT operations align with national standards, centralised services, and best practice.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
The successful candidate will be a positive, confident leader with technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a drive for delivering excellent service. You will oversee the Trust’s Helpdesk, support technician development, and champion proactive, standardised, and well‑documented support across all schools. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys both problem solving and developing people, processes and systems, to ensure schools and their stakeholders are able to confidently utilise the full spectrum of IT resources and systems available to them.
Supporting documents and information
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Matt Pearce via pearcem@bep.ac
Closing Date: 9am on 11 May 2026
Interview Date: 18 May 2026
