At a Glance
- Tasks: Support tech in schools and homes, ensuring everything runs smoothly for our young people.
- Company: Join the UK's top-rated provider in special education and care.
- Benefits: 35 days holiday, flexible benefits, medical cover, and high-street discounts.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while developing your IT skills.
- Qualifications: Experience with Microsoft systems, iPads, networking, and hardware/software support.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Based at our sites across the South East. Looking for a job where you can support creating brighter futures? Want to take care of our tech and help to do something extraordinary? Join us in our IT Field Technician role and you can do both.
We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
For children with complex needs, the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in‑house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence and market‑leading Ofsted ratings.
Our IT Technicians dazzle our end users every day by installing, maintaining, or fixing technology in their offices, classrooms, and homes while offering them daily support and expertise to help them reach the goal of providing aspirational environments for all our young people. A Driving License is a requirement for this role as you will be visiting sites across the region, providing friendly, proactive IT support which will help our teams to create brighter futures. You’ll install equipment and keep it well maintained, and when problems arise, you will troubleshoot and diagnose to help keep everything up and running across the Witherslack Group.
Here at Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences as that’s what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. We’ll give you the chance to build an exciting career in a fast‑growing organisation, where you’re free to achieve your potential.
Qualifications & Key Areas
- Microsoft Operating systems and Microsoft Office Applications
- iPad support (preferably in an educational environment)
- Networking knowledge
- Hardware and software
What we do for you
We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:
- Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Flexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance
- Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
- Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
- Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
- A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
Join the UK’s best special education and care provider. Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose‑led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
IT Technician - South East employer: Witherslack Group Ltd.
At Witherslack Group, we pride ourselves on being the highest Ofsted-rated provider in special education and care, offering a fulfilling work environment where IT Technicians can make a real difference. Our commitment to employee wellbeing is reflected in our generous benefits package, including 35 days of holiday, flexible working options, and a supportive culture that celebrates diversity. Join us in creating brighter futures for young people while enjoying opportunities for personal and professional growth in beautiful working environments across the South East.
