IT Apprentice

SWIFT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

HUNTINGDON, PE28 5SB

Closes in 29 days (Friday 3 January)

Posted on 3 December 2024


Summary

You will be an essential part of the team, responsible for troubleshooting customer IT issues, configuring and testing new kits as well as providing timely and accurate loggings of customer issues on their company ticketing system. If this sounds like the role for you, apply now to reach your true potential!

Annual wage
£14,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Salary Ranging between £14,000 - £16,000 per annum

Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday – Friday 9 AM – 5:30 PM

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 15 January

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Logging customer issues onto the company ticketing system
  • Troubleshooting customers' IT or Telecoms issues through diagnostic techniques
  • Configuring and testing new kit prior to installing at customer site
  •  Produce clear descriptions of user problems
  • Setting up new account users

Where you’ll work

BROOKSIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

SAWTRY

HUNTINGDON

PE28 5SB

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

BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES 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

Full training and support will be provided by your workplace mentor and from the Baltic team.

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5)
  • Mathmatics (grade 4)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

About this company

Swiftcomm is one of the UK’s leading providers of business communications services. They provide IT and communications infrastructures to major, multi-site organisations right down to small businesses across the country whilst simultaneously delivering outstanding customer service. If you’re an IT hobbyist and have a passion for IT you’re in luck… there is no better place to kick-start your career!

Company benefits

20 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holiday Summer Event - Such as day out to local festival. Christmas Social Full time role available after completion of the apprenticeship Progression opportunities Extra paid for courses available

After this apprenticeship

Full time role available after completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BALTIC TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

Lauren Morton

lauren.morton@balticapprenticeships.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290325.

Apply now

Closes in 29 days (Friday 3 January)

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