Help Desk Technician

Position Title: Help Desk Technician

Department: Information Services

Location: Secondary Schools

Classification: Classified

Reports To: IT Helpdesk Supervisor

SUMMARY:

Responsible for the repair, imaging, and processing of District devices. Provide support for all Helpdesk staff, and general tech support to staff, students and parents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support to all help desk staff
• Repair and process all HP laptops and workstations in the district
• Imaging and set up of devices for staff and students
• Perform return material authorization (RMA) and dispatching duties for device servicing and repairs
• Logs all customer interactions in the information services help desk software system
• Monitor the Help Desk telephone, e-mail, and voice mail systems for each school and the District Help Desk
• Provide timely customer follow-up
• Provide responsive quality customer service
• Provide tier 2 troubleshooting, support, and assistance for staff and student devices at the secondary schools
• Provide Tier 2 troubleshooting, support, and assistance for District technology devices and peripherals
• Document and publish troubleshooting steps to update the district help desk team resources
• Provide in-person and phone tech support to staff, parents, and students.
• Run Triage at the Tech Center to help staff, students and parents exchange or pick up devices and other technology equipment, including the setup of devices

and maintaining inventory software

• Assist staff and students with accounts and passwords
• Provide support with district software, curriculum and other apps and platforms used
• Provide support to the interns during the summer and those hired for technology internship
• Assist in training and helping students to be successful with tier 1 support
• Attend faculty meetings as required
• Assume responsibility for his or her continuing professional growth and development through such efforts as reading professional journals and other

publications

• Seek assistance should emergencies arise
• Represent the school district in a positive manner
• Know and follow school district policy and chain of command
• Perform other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required;
• One to two years of related office experience or technical field experience preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Maintain HP Self Maintainer Certification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Record, track, and document the help desk request problem-solving process, including all successful and unsuccessful decisions made, and actions taken, through to the final resolution
• Application of troubleshooting best practices and methods
• Experience & knowledge of computer system and application support
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications, Apps, and Office 365
• Experience & knowledge in the use of computer operating systems such as Apple OS X,iOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Server
• Experience troubleshooting projector and wireless display technologies
• Articulate and communicate effectively with persons within and outside the Nampa School District
• Professional and confidential when dealing with school staff and the public
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary; organize job functions and work area to be able to effectively complete varied assignments within established time frame
• Identify and learn appropriate software and hardware used and supported by the organization

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability to provide general district information and respond to questions from administrators, managers, employees, customers, and/or the general public in a professional and pleasant manner.

PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS:

Demonstrate sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns.

PRODUCTIVITY/EFFICIENCY SKILLS:

Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as reprioritizing work as necessary; organize job functions and work area to be able to effectively complete varied assignments within established time frame.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral and diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to sit, walk, stand, and reach with hands and arms; occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision; very good depth perception; and the ability to communicate through speech.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual’s disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside and meets deadlines with severe time constraints in a fast-paced environment on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 248 work calendar days

I hereby understand and acknowledge that any employment relationship with the District is of an “at-will” nature, which means that the Employee may resign at any time and the Employer may discharge the Employee at any time with or without cause. It is further understood that the nature of this “at-will” employment relationship may not be changed by an act unless such change is specifically acknowledged in writing by the Board of Trustees. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.