Service Desk Technician at Birmingham City Council

, , United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Dec, 25

Salary

33699.0

Posted On

26 Sep, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Service, Technical Support, Desktop Support, Incident Management, Problem Solving, Communication, Team Support, Service Desk Operations, Technical Proficiency, Quality Control, SLA Management, Documentation, Feedback Seeking, Security Policies, Training, Escalation Management

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Service Desk Technician Permanent Grade 3 - £27,254 - £33,699 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week Can you deliver excellent customer service and technical support? We are looking for someone to be the first point of contact for our service desk operation. You will play a crucial role in providing support via telephone and email. You will also support more junior team members, helping them develop their technical and customer service skills. Duties and Responsibilities to include: Represent excellence in service desk support delivery, performance, and technical ability. Consistently deliver the highest level of customer service, productivity, and technical proficiency. Support more junior team members, helping them develop their technical and customer service skills. Answer common queries, diagnose, and resolve a wide variety of 1st line common and in-depth technical issues, including desktop support, supported systems, products, and services. Assign more complex issues to other technical teams and partners. Work with team leaders or management for escalations and speedy resolutions when required. Provide the highest level of customer service experience, meeting the needs of users, officers, and members while adhering to the highest service desk KPIs and quality control standards. Log all inquiries and provide first-time fixes to common service issues. Log, manage, update, and resolve user incidents and requests within agreed SLAs, ensuring appropriate categorisation and priority level. Exceed standard quality control and productivity targets. Document incidents and requests accurately, recording all relevant information, and ensuring all 1st line diagnostic steps are followed. Maintain high-level knowledge of support and security policies and actively promote and uphold these, supporting service desk agents in this area when required. Provide support and guidance to fellow service desk technicians within all aspects of service desk operations. Assist the service desk engineers and service desk manager with additional duties as required. Actively develop yourself by seeking opportunities for feedback and learning experiences. You must upload a CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your CV and Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. Closing date 1st September 2025 at 23.59pm Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.co.uk Ref: BCC3017 We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Job Description and Person Specification Same Posting Description for Internal and External Candidates

Responsibilities

The Service Desk Technician will be the first point of contact for service desk operations, providing support via telephone and email. They will also assist junior team members in developing their technical and customer service skills.