1st Line IT Technician in Weston-super-Mare

Location: Weston Super Mare, Somerset

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Salary: TPLTSS4 £26,402 - £28,141 (actual salary)

Posted: 26th March 2026

Start Date: 11th May 2026

Expires: 12th April 2026 11:59 PM

Job ID: 1542604

Job Reference: PLT-R707

FTE/Hours: 37 Hours per week

Working weeks: All Year Round

Closing date: 12th April 2026

Interview dates: 15th April 2026

Proposed start date: 11th May 2026

The Priory Learning Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and customer-focused 1st Line IT Technician to join our friendly and dynamic Central IT Team, supporting our family of Trust schools.

About the role

• Assist with the smooth running of Microsoft, Apple and Google devices/software.
• Assist with network infrastructure and audio/visual.
• Resolve technical issues for students and staff.

About you

• Be an excellent team player, highly motivated and a clear communicator.
• Have a passion for IT and customer service.
• Have an excellent understanding of modern Operating Systems, Software and Hardware.
• Be able to deal with repairs and warranties.
• You’ll need a valid Driver’s Licence and your own reliable transport.
• Have experience of a busy, customer focused IT environment.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills which include GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English, IT or equivalent.

By joining us, you become part of the current TPLT family of schools—a thriving partnership currently comprising of three secondary and eleven primary schools across Somerset and North Somerset. We are proud of our proven track record of school improvement and a consistent trend of rising outcomes for our students.

This is a pivotal moment to join us. Following two years of successful collaboration, we are preparing to merge with Castle School Education Trust (CSET) in South Gloucestershire to form the Pathway Trust later this year. This merger is not just a change in name; it is a union of two trusts. By bringing together our complementary strengths and shared values, we are creating an extended network of twenty schools dedicated to:

• Investing in Excellence: Leveraging our collective resources to further invest in leadership and high-quality teaching.
• A Professional Network: Providing our staff with access to an expanded pool of expertise, collaborative research, and cross-trust career development opportunities.
• Shared Resilience: Strengthening our operations to ensure that every school in the Pathway family is supported to provide a great education for every child.

As a key member of the TPLT family moving into Pathway Trust, Worle Community School offers a dynamic environment where you can help shape the future of our new organisation. We believe that we are stronger together, and we are looking for colleagues who share our commitment to innovation, school improvement, and the success of every child.

We can offer you:

• The chance to shape something truly special from strong foundations.
• Happy, engaging children who thrive on inspirational leadership.
• A supportive trust and school community.
• A professional culture that is open, honest, fun and focused on doing what is right for children.
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations.
• A commitment to high‐quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development.
• A values‐driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day.
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements.
• A Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‐in‐service cover.
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies.
• Family‐friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance.

To find out more, please refer to our candidate job description attached. In order to apply for this role please complete an application form via the link above. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child. The trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.

The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).

All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.

Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.