Help Desk Support Associate

2 months ago

Grayslake, Illinois, United States College of Lake County Full time


Help Desk Support Associate

Internal Position Title: Help Desk Support Associate

Posting Number: S02741

Department:: Technology Support

Position Type: Staff

Job Family: Classified

Summary:

The Help Desk Support Associate provides Tier 1 support to users of computers and related computer equipment throughout the College. Support provided by the Help Desk Support shall
include, but not be limited to, the time-sensitive assistance of students, faculty, and staff with the training on and productive operation of hardware and software used by the College. This role reports to the Manager, Help Desk.

Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity? The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that includes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health, Delta Dental and Superior Vision insurance plans, tuition support for employees and qualified family members, three retirement plans, disability, group and supplemental life insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending account plans, a compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays), generous vacation, sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year. Some benefits will not be available for part-time employees (ex: health insurance).

CLC is a comprehensive community college located in northeastern Illinois committed to being an innovative educational institution providing life-changing paths for our students by offering exceptional learning experiences. CLC achieved a milestone in 2023 with its designation as a Leader College. This national recognition awarded by the Achieving the Dream Network is the result of improved student outcomes through the CLC's relentless commitment to transformational change and the implementation of innovative practices within the student success model over the past few years.

CLC aspires to be a place where every student succeeds, every employee thrives, so that every business achieves and every community grows. Our mission is to be innovative and value-driven in supporting student success through developing and encouraging employees of all backgrounds on their journey toward achieving personal and professional growth.

Required Qualifications:

  1. Bachelors Degree or higher OR Associates Degree or higher with six (6) months of experience in an information technology role OR High School Diploma/equivalent with two (2) years of experience in an information technology role, at least one (1) year of which was in a technology support role.
  2. Effective verbal and written communication skills
  3. Ability to work effectively with a wide range of customers and a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion
  4. Committed to keeping up to date with the ever-changing technology landscape.
  5. Reflect a positive, high-energy and professional demeanor
  6. Demonstrated ability to work well on and contribute to the high performance of a team
  7. Demonstrated ability to prioritize and deliver according to deadlines while handling multiple tasks, ability to exercise judgment, handle confidential information, and function with minimal supervision
  8. Demonstrated excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail
  9. Ability to explain technical concepts and procedures to non-technical users
  10. Ability to problem-solve, analyze information to make informed decisions and/or recommendations
  11. Applies principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
  12. Ability to travel between campuses as needed
  13. Proven ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Desired Qualifications:

Posting Date: 07/23/2024

Closing Date:

Expected Start Date:

Special Instructions Summary:

Pay Rate: $16.38/Hr

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time

Location Grayslake

Total Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule:

Mon - Fri 12:30PM-9:00PMFlexible hours may be required based on College and department needs.

Software Testing Required:

Interview Process Requirements: None

EEO Statement:

The College of Lake County is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, it seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Summary of Essential Functions:

User Support (60%)
  • Consistently provides excellent customer service, displaying customer care best practices in support of students, faculty, staff, and other constituents.
  • Troubleshoots and resolves computer hardware, software, peripherals, and networking issues at their root cause, in person and via phone, email, and chat.
  • Uses efficient and effective troubleshooting techniques to gather information, identify the core of the problem, and determine its root cause.
  • Efficiently and effectively escalates issues after an appropriate time or when issues require further expertise.
  • Identifies and leverages opportunities to improve the productivity of faculty and staff by providing just-in-time training on optimal operation of computer hardware, software, and peripherals.
  • Eagerly assists other Technology Support staff in resolving issues at their root cause.
Issue and Ticket Management (20%)
  • Accurately documents and maintains all support requests and efforts in the ticket management system. Ensures support tickets are appropriately transferred, escalated, and closed.
  • Keeps customers updated on the status of their open incidents.
  • Ensures that customers are satisfied upon ticket closure.
  • Compiles, analyzes, and shares reports of interactions via ticket management system with employees, observing trends and suggesting process improvements based on the data.
Other Duties (20%)
  • Communicates in a timely and tactful manner via email or other methods to share information on outages, upgrades, and other situations involving technology interruptions or process changes.
  • Assists with documenting and maintaining up-to-date, accurate, and helpful information the departments knowledgebase
  • Assists in the development and enforcement of computer hardware, software, peripheral, and networking standards and acceptable use policies for students, faculty, and staff.
  • Assists with special projects as assigned.
  • Acts as an IT liaison between faculty and staff to communicate changes, gather feedback, suggest improvements, and implement solutions.
  • Models all institution and regulatory policies, procedures and standards.
  • Utilizes self-appraisal to determine progress in meeting performance management system objectives and career goals.
  • Proactively works with other members of the College to identify and implement key opportunities for operational improvements.
  • Other duties as assigned
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