Service Desk 1st Line Support Engineer

Service Desk – 1st Line Support Engineer

Salary £24,231 per annum

This role is office based during the week.
4F, Station House
Stamford New Road
Altrincham
WA14 1EP

Ability to work from home during evenings and weekend shifts.

Full time 37.5 Hours per week
Shift patterns on a rota:
07:00 am – 3:00 pm
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
9:00 am – 5 :00 pm
4:00 pm – 12:00 am
Weekend hours7am – 7pm

We’re creating brighter days. Fresh challenges. Exciting opportunities. Plenty of ups, downs and curveballs. With a career as 1stLine Support Engineer at City and County Healthcare Group every day will be different to the next. Each will offer you the opportunity to do meaningful and rewarding work that makes a real difference to our clients lives and your career.

Job Description

This role is to provide first level IT support and IT administration duties to all end users seeking IT assistance. The role will include dealing with Basic IT support requests such as password resets, creating user accounts, amending file permissions and basic configuration tasks on our key operational systems, in addition may also support the Desktop Services team in provisioning Mobile devices and Laptop imaging.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Triaging and categorising IT tickets to ensure efficient assignment to appropriate support teams.
• Providing updates on existing IT tickets to end users when requested.
• Chasing approvals and process on open requests.
• Escalating unresolved or breached SLA issues to senior team members when necessary.
• Provide IT support such as reboots, password resets, Creation of user accounts, emails accounts and folder permissions
• IT administration tasks on core operational business systems
• Act as an overflow for support phone calls when lines are exceptionally busy
• Support the Desktop Services team with ad-hoc duties such as packaging items for delivery
• Assist in configuring IT hardware including Mobile Phones, Tablets, Laptops and Desktops
• Basic software installation’s
• Monitor the IT Service Desk call log and ensure that all calls are being progressed, chased and escalated where appropriate

Qualifications

• A passion for IT and developing an IT support related career
• Ability to absorb and retain information quickly.
• Highly self‑motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Proven analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high‑pressure environment.
• Exceptional customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a team‑oriented, collaborative environment.
• Approaching the customer with a positive attitude at all times
• Being friendly and helpful even during stressful events

Additional Information

We offer thorough training and the opportunity to develop through self‑directed learning, coaching conversations, e‑learning modules and access to further qualifications and courses. You’ll have the support to develop your career, either within your branch or the wider City & County Healthcare Group. We’ll also empower you to feel proud of the impactful and meaningful work that you do.

We will also offer you:

• Your birthday off*
• Occupational Maternity Pay & Adoption Pay
• Occupational Paternity Pay*
• Death in Service Payment*
• Occupational Sick Pay

*subject to terms and conditions and qualifying period

We see extraordinary achievements for our clients everyday thanks to our talented and committed workforce. We want to transform the care industry by working driving positive change. As the largest care company in the UK, we have the size and success to offer you a grand career opportunity, choice, and security. Be part of our journey.

City and County is an Equal Opportunities Employer.