Technician Services Team Leader
Job ID: 10115456
Birmingham
Permanent
Field Based
The Technician Services Team Leader will manage the day-to-day operations of the Technician Service to ensure that SLA is achieved and that the customer service is of a high standard, as well as providing some onsite visits to customers to provide technical support for their IT Systems. Good communication skills, self-motivation and a flexible approach to tasks are required along with the ability to work well under pressure.
Job Description
Technician Services Team Leader
£30,000
Field based within Stafford or Birmingham
The Technician Services Team Leader will manage the day-to-day operations of the Technician Service to ensure that SLA is achieved and that the customer service is of a high standard, as well as providing some onsite visits to customers to provide technical support for their IT Systems. Good communication skills, self-motivation and a flexible approach to tasks are required along with the ability to work well under pressure.
Entrust has over 150 staff providing services to over 1,000 schools across the country, including all aspects of technical services, professional services and software development. Entrust occupies a niche in the ICT market, specialising in the deployment and usage of end-to-end ICT solutions within educational environments, covering learners of all ages from nursery through to adult education. Our aspiration is to use ICT to improve the achievement of all learners.
The Technician Services Team Leader will manage the day-to-day operations of the Technician Service to ensure that SLA is achieved and that the customer service is of a high standard, as well as providing some onsite visits to customers to provide technical support for their IT Systems. Good communication skills, self-motivation and a flexible approach to tasks are required along with the ability to work well under pressure.
Key Responsibilities and Service Level Duties:
Manage the day-to-day operations of the Technician Service within the Staffordshire area to ensure that delivery is met, and the customer service is of a high standard.
Undertake team staff 1-2-1’s and performance reviews on a regular basis.
Ensure team staff complete all mandatory training.
Provide an effective point of escalation for direct reports and customers where appropriate.
Ensure call quality by monitoring team performance and acting on quality check reports.
Support the Technician Service Leader in maintaining resource levels and rota to ensure the service is always appropriately staffed and SLA delivery targets are met.
Set objectives and undertake regular reviews with staff to deliver performance targets as appropriate.
Support the Technician Service Leader to manage the team’s incident management queues to ensure open incidents are being progressed.
The role will be required to provide some visits to SLA customers to provide support for a number of schools’ ICT systems. The job holder is required to deliver this service to a quality in accordance with agreed service standards and to liaise with other ICT teams and external organisations.
Work with other teams and departments internal and external to Capita to ensure service is being delivered to a high standard and that issues are being progressed.
Gather data and information for the preparation of recommendations and contribute to the monthly Operations Board reports prepared by the Technician Services Service Leader.
Contribute to the production of standards and procedures including the identification of any service improvements to improve team performance.
About You
Experience of working within a busy customer/stakeholder environment.
Ability to deal with customers in a calm and controlled manner.
Ability to organise, prioritise and monitor own workload and that of the team.
Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team to meet the team objective.
Able to manage time effectively, prioritise and complete work to agreed deadlines.
Experience of diagnosing and resolving IT related incidents/faults on Local Area Network, hardware and software issues.
Team Leadership experience preferred.
About Entrust
Entrust is a joint venture between Capita and Staffordshire County Council. We work across the UK in partnership with schools, academies and local authorities to provide specialist expertise around school improvement, learning technologies, and property and support services. We currently work in over 50 local authorities, with 600 schools. Join us and you'll be part of the fastest growing school-to-school support partner in England.
What’s in it for you?
A competitive basic salary (£30,000)
23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.
What we hope you’ll do next:
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Equal Opportunities
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