Ict Technical Lead - Blackburn, United Kingdom - star academies

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Do you want to join a team that provides outstanding leadership, strategic direction and support to some of the best schools in the country? Do you want to play your part in delivering outstanding learning and teaching to young people in disadvantaged communities? If so, joining the Star team might just be the best career move you ever make.


About Star Central


Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.


The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community.

We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today's young people and inspiring tomorrow's leaders.


Who we're looking for


We are looking for a ICT Technical Lead to provide ongoing support of technical expertise and knowledge within Star Academies.

You will be responsible for technical advice and design service to assist the delivery of the ICT vision, policy and strategies and for the oversight, maintenance and development for all ICT functions within the Trust.


You will have:


  • 5 A* Cs at GCSE including English and Maths.
  • Experience of working as a 2nd Line IT Support Engineer in a large ICT environment.
  • Experience in managing virtual machines on VMWare and Hyper-V including resource management and failover clustering.
  • Ability to use MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as Visio and Office 36
  • Ability to prioritise, work efficiently and accurately, particularly under pressure, to deadlines and using own initiative.

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you'll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person's future - our
STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.


Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development centre,
Star Institute.

With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.


We can also offer you a range of
rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.


Find out more
Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role. For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please contact Star Central by calling


Key Dates

Closing Date:
Sunday 09 April 2023 at midnight


Interview Date:
Monday 17 April 2023


Proposed Start Date:
May 2023


Application Process

Our Commitment

  • We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination._
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