Technical Services Specialist - Peterborough, Canada - Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Description
Technical Services Specialist - ICT12 months per year, 35 hours per week
Pay Band 9MV - $31.56 to $35.07/ hour
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR) offers a world-class education for approximately 34,000 students in 87 schools.
Spanning over 7,000 square kilometers, across diverse rural and urban communities in southeastern Ontario, KPR serves the Municipality of Clarington, Northumberland and Peterborough Counties, and City of Quinte West/Murray Ward.
Weoffer eligible employees a comprehensive employee pension (OMERS) and benefit
package upon start date, a commitment to ongoing learning, and an exceptional
work environment.
The Board is situated on the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg people, serving three vibrant First Nation communities which include Alderville First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.
Today, this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and we acknowledge the contributions and accomplishments of all Indigenous people across Turtle Island, current and through history.
All positions in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board support the school's priority of student achievement and the Boards mission to educate our students to excel in learning, to succeed in life and to enrich our communities.
As part of our strategy to provide on-going support
for our schools, the Board is now accepting resumes from qualified applicants
for the full-time position Technical Services Specialist - ICT.
The purpose of the Technical Services Specialist - ICT position is to provide hardware and software technical support to the system.
This position reports to:
Manager of Technology Systems
Main Responsibilities:
Servicing, troubleshooting, analyzing, designing, researching and implementing solutions to technical problems and repairing, installing, upgrading, configuring, maintaining and supporting new or upgraded technology.
Supports and maintains communications equipment traveling to sites and carrying out service calls for telephones, voice mail, public address and sound systems, video conferencing and facsimile machines.
Processes service requests, analyzing, evaluating, and investigating reported technical issues, prioritizing and organizing service calls logging, tracking, assigning and routing using Helpdesk database and referencing Helpdesk personnel.
Resolves technical issues initiating hardware replacements, software upgrades, system re-configurations and/or delegate and follow-up on delegated and completed technical service solutions monitoring, troubleshooting, repairing, and overseeing vendors/contractors.
Provides systems and network services administration including account maintenance, resource allocation and utilization; system performance monitoring and tuning, availability monitoring and repair and providing security management; wireless network management.
Performs research and development testing, staging and integrating new computer hardware and software developing new procedures, programming and scripting batch processes, researching with vendors, installing and testing new hardware, software and network solutions, and documenting findings.
Ensures all systems are appropriately backed-up and that data security access restrictions and anti-virus safeguards are in place and restorable.
Education & Experience:
High school diploma or equivalent and 3 year College diploma in a related Technology program
6 months to 1 year experience
Specialized Skills:
Advanced computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets and databases
Microsoft Certifications in WINDOWS products or NetWare operating systems, Linux and Mac OS
LAN/WAN/Wireless technical support experience within an IPX/SPX and TCP/IP environment is preferred
Experience or training in service, repair and installation of computers and associated network/peripheral equipment
Solid internet skills including knowledge of product development and the evolution of the World Wide Web
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
Valid drivers' license with use of own vehicle
A commitment to service excellence.
A police records check, with a Vulnerable Sector Search and
Pardoned Sexual Offenders Database Search, dated within 6 months prior to the date
of hire, is a requirement for employment with this Board.
to 6 weeks to obtain a police check. With that in mind, we strongly recommend
that you go about obtaining this search at your earliest convenience.
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
- persons with visible and/or invisible (physic
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