Desktop Support Engineer at Whitgift School

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/WS/05056
  Location
Whitgift School, Haling Park, South Croydon, Greater London, CR2 6YT
  Contract Type
Fixed Term
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£31,872.00 - £35,842.00
Salary range of £31,872 gross pay per annum to £35,842 gross pay per annum dependent on qualifications and experience
  Closing Date
Midnight, Tue 28th Apr, 2026
  Start Date
May 2026
  Positions Available
1
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Permanent, Full-time, Full Year Contract - 2 Year contract

Salary range of  £31,872 gross pay per annum to £35,842 gross pay per annum  dependent on qualifications and experience.   

Our Desktop Support Engineer will provide 1st and 2nd line desktop support for staff and students across Whitgift.

A successful candidate will have strong working knowledge of, but not limited to; Azure Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online and Windows 11, along with excellent customer service skills, organisation and problem-solving skills and the ability to work with people of all ages within an educational setting.               

Whitgift is one of Britain’s leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years, with approximately 1500 pupils and over one hundred boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.

This role will report to the Help Desk Manager.

We welcome applications from all sectors of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

We invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, and interviews may take place at any time. This vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if sufficient applications are received, so early submission is encouraged.

To apply, please visit www.whitgift.co.uk/vacancies. For any queries, please telephone 02086889222 or email the Human Resources Department at SchoolHR@whitgift.co.uk

Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Where applicable, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service and online media checks. It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.

All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the school’s safeguarding ethos.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions, even those that are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules, to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.


Whitgift School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

  1. Do you have any connection to Whitgift School or John Whitgift Foundation? (e.g. parent, alumni)
  2. Please state the reasons why you wish to apply for this post, detail how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description and person specification and any other information that supports your application.
  3. Please provide relevant website information and social media handles to support the online checks (i.e. LinkedIn | Online Publications | Twitter handle etc)
  4. Have you interviewed for a role at Whitgift School previously? If yes, please provide details.

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