IT – 1st Line Support Analyst Apprentice – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

This is a demanding support position, which calls for excellent customer service skills, the ability to articulate solutions clearly and confidently to end users and possess a broad technical knowledge across a range of technologies. You will remain the single point of contact with the customers. Ensuring any fault is assigned correctly.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Information communications technician (level 3)
Hours: Working hours on a shift basis as follows: 07:00am until 3:45pm 08:45am until 5:30pm 09:15am until 6:00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Thursday 30 January
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Reporting to the Service Delivery Manager, your main duties will be to ensure the progression and swift resolution of tickets logged with the Service Desk and delivering superior services in line with Service Level Agreements, managing client expectations throughout.

As an analyst on the Service Desk, you will act as the first point of contact for customers who report incidents and log service requests.

The primary objective of the role is to provide first time resolution, achieved by troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving problems at the first point of contact and/or escalating the fault to one of our specialist teams to investigate and resolve.

Throughout the process, you will remain the single point of contact with the customer, maintaining ownership of the original fault and acting as the main point of contact between the customer and ITRM, and will providing timely updates, ensuring the fault is assigned the correct level of priority and attention.

This is a demanding support position, which calls for excellent customer service skills, the ability to articulate solutions clearly and confidently to end users and possess a broad technical knowledge across a range of technologies.

General summary:

Administering and supporting the customer’s infrastructure
Delivering first line support
Acting as the first point of contact for customers
Demonstrating the ability to troubleshoot and resolve support issues within agreed SLA
Providing regular, clear communication to customers
Diagnosing and resolving incidents to the customer’s satisfaction
A strong desire and focus on continued improvements and personal development
A desire to be part of an overall team and achieve team goals
To continually strive to improve overall firm effectiveness
Proven ability to work under pressure and with other people
Work with a sense of urgency
Attention to detail
A clear and friendly telephone manner
Ability to multi-task
Must be able to demonstrate a ‘customer first’ approach to support
Flexible and willing to work outside core business hours as required
Strong communicator

Where you’ll work

THAMES HOUSE

45A ST. JOHNS ROAD

SIDCUP

DA14 4HD

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Information communications technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
Identify and scope the best solution informed by the system data associated with the task
Test and evaluate the system's performance and compliance with customer requirements.
Escalate non routine problems in line with procedures
Use basic scripting to execute the relevant tasks for example PowerShell, Linux
Carry out routine maintenance across systems, (such as IT, Communications), ensuring organisational compliance at all times
Apply the necessary security, in line with access and/or encryption requirements
Use a range of Cabling or Connectors equipment in line with technical requirements for example physically or remotely
Test and evaluate network environments
Monitor performance and usage of a network
Deploy applications on a network
Set up storage and data access for staff
Apply necessary security measures, in line with access requirements to a network
Carry out routine maintenance across network systems, ensuring organisational compliance
Monitor network-related workloads including DNS and firewalls
Install or undertake basic upgrades, either physically or remotely
Establish digital communication or telecommunications systems through, for example cabling and connecting equipment.
Identify a range of tools and or diagnostic equipment, for example, Hardware or Software components, to resolve Communications or Telecommunications requirements.
Undertake basic telecommunications activities, in response to an allocated task, designated responsibilities, instructions or customer’s requirements.
Use information necessary to identify operational issues and rectify or escalate accordingly in line with policy
Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task

Your training plan

ICT (Information Communications Technician) Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
You will also receive full training and support from the Just IT Apprenticeship team to increase your skills
Your training will include gaining A Level 3 IT qualifications

This standard aligns with the following professional recognition:

RITTech for 3

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4/C - 9/A*)
Maths (grade 4/C - 9/A*)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Microsoft Windows 7-10 & MacOS
Knowledge on Microsoft Office
Hardware troubleshooting
Understand workstation builds
Desire to keep improving
Work with a sense of urgency
Ability to multi-task
A clear telephone manner
Strong communicator
To strive for improvement
Desire to be part of a team

Other requirements

• Contributory pension scheme (after 3 months service and successful completion of probationary period) • Twenty-five days annual leave.

About this company

Our goal is to meet and exceed our customers’ needs and expectations, which is what sets us apart. Our vision is to be our clients’ technology partner of choice, using innovative thinking to provide solutions. We invest in our teams to ensure we have the skills and expertise to deliver the highest level of service across every technical solution within our portfolio. ITRM are a Microsoft Gold Partner and hold a further range of industry qualifications which enable us to technically lead our clients and solve their business challenges. This is why we’ve had 20 successful years in business, achieving high retention rates and winning significant new business from client recommendations.

After this apprenticeship

Tech and digital professionals in London earn an average salary of £52,500 per year, so this Apprenticeship could be the start of a very promising and profitable career

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED

hello@justit.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000293565.

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Closes in 10 days (Monday 20 January at 11:59pm)

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