Grade
£, - £, (as of April pay band figures)
The Cheshire West and Chester Council Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) department has recently undergone a huge transformation and is looking for an User Support Officer to provide first line technical support to users.
For more information on the role and the DDAT department, please visit the Digital, Data and Technology recruitment site
Closing date for applications: Midnight on th December
Shortlisting expected to take place on th December
Interviews to be held: th - th December
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money, and Empowerment.
Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can THRIVE – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money, and Empowerment.
Cheshire West and Chester Council's Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) department is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated User Support Officer to provide first line technical support to users. This post is a Grade, £, - £, (as of April pay band figures).
For more information on the role and the DDAT department, please visit the Digital, Data and Technology recruitment site
Closing date for applications: Midnight on th December
Shortlisting expected to take place on th December
Interviews to be held: th - th December
Responsibilities include:
1. Provide first line telephone and digital technical support, ensuring they appropriately log and manage service requests through to resolution.
2. Operate within agreed service desk management processes, and managing their team to deliver against agreed service level agreements and KPI’s
3. Operate within agreed technical standards and ITIL procedures.
4. Ensuring escalation to second and third line support is undertaken appropriately and monitored on behalf of users until resolution.
5. Ensure new incidents and requests are routed appropriately, seeking support from the user support or senior user support analysts as appropriate.
6. Support timely updates to service users on the status of outstanding calls.
7. Working in dedicated drop in face-to-face user clinics or project support, provide enhanced user support during period of technology change.
8. Support undertaking user satisfaction work as directed.
The ideal candidate will have at least a NVQ Level qualification in ICT or equivalent, be willing to study for further service desk qualifications and meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job profile.
For more detailed information on what the role involves and person specification requirements, please review the job profile.
By joining Cheshire West and Chester Council, you will be part of a GOLD Investors in People (IiP) organisation which is focused on building a stronger future where we all play our part in thriving, caring and sustainable communities.
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No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £ per hour for all contracted hours.