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Help Desk - Tier 1 Agent

Local It Corp
Columbus, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 12/13/2024
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/12/2025
Job Description

JOB PURPOSE

Help Desk Tier I agent’s primary function is to maintain high availability on the phones.

Download voicemail periodically and follow-up with users to create Help Desk tickets.

Tier I agents follow documented troubleshooting steps and work with Tier II agents to

resolve issues before the ticket leaves the Help Desk. Tier I agents also participate in the wrong student number process, which is performed at all levels in the Help Desk.

Essential Functions

  • Maintain maximum phone system availability throughout the day
  • Troubleshoot and answer user/vendor/admin questions regarding the systems used in

the District

  • Control the customer call to obtain information required to resolve the issue. Use

customer service skills to calm and discuss the incident with the customer in a rational way

  • Use CA-Unicenter to create, route, and close call tickets.
  • Adhere to Incident Management standards for routing, communicating, and escalating

incident issues.

  • Create and maintain user documentation, stored in the Knowledge base.
  • Download voicemail for customers from the call center phone line. Create and route

incident tickets generated from voicemail.

  • Monitor call queues as needed to ensure incidents are escalated in a timely fashion
  • Ability to setup and update Help Desk monitor as needed for incident communication
  • Ability to setup new Help Desk agents in the Nortel call center system
  • Process requests from Columbus residents who do not have students in CCS.
  • Process Help Desk requests via email as needed
  • Contribute information and articles to be used in the Help Desk Monthly Newsletters.
  • Support specialized applications developed for district use.
  • Adhere to all Help Desk policies and procedures as set forth by the Help Desk Team

Lead and other management.

  • Perform weekend Health Checks as determined by rotation.
  • Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Two or four years of College resulting in an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree or

equivalent work experience

Experience / Background

3 to 5 years

Candidate must be located in the Columbus Ohio area

Special Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Demonstrates Strong knowledge of help desk tool sets and call tracking systems.

Models excellent communication and interpersonal skills to mentor peers.

Determines root cause analysis of chronic issues.

Is a proficient user of MS Office Suite, Windows XP OS, Outlook, Internet Explorer.

Able to de-escalate irate callers effectively.

40 Hour Work Week - Contract Renews Yearly

FORMAL TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED. POSITION OFFERS OPPORTUNITY FOR ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Company Description

Local IT company - Columbus, OH

Local IT company - Columbus, OH

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