IT Specialist

Job Role: The IT Help Desk Specialist is the central point of contact for all IT related incidents and service requests. The role of the Service Desk Support Technician is to provide first-line support for all staff at the company. The Service Desk Support Technician is responsible for logging incidents and service requests and resolving support requests ensuring that service levels and targets are achieved. Service Desk staff work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that provides services over the phone, through email, phone, in person and self-service. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide support for users in the operation of a range of hardware including printers, scanners, and other external devices. 
• Ensure that resources within the IT suites are supported through the development of printed and online instructional material to reduce call rates and enable users to become more self-sufficient.
• Deliver where required inductions and basic training in the use of IT facilities and services provided by IT. 
• Deliver laptop clinics for staff.
• Diagnose and resolve software and hardware incidents, including operating systems (Windows and Mac) and across a range of software applications.
•  Assist all our users with any logged IT related incident when called upon. 
• Take ownership of issues by carrying out problem analysis to implement temporary or permanent fixes with the aim of restoring service to the employee as soon as possible; escalating incidents to other support teams where necessary. 
• Accurately record, update and document requests using the IT service desk system. • Install and configure new IT equipment. 
• Resolve incidents and upgrade different types of software and hardware • Resolve incidents with printers, copiers, and scanners 
• Create temporary user accounts and reset passwords ensuring that the correct permissions and data security are applied. This entails dealing with confidential information ensuring full compliance with the data protection act.
•  Build a Security System.
•  Maintain excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels in the organization