Summer Intern Technician - London, Canada - Western University

Western University

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London, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Western:

Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth.

We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.

About Us:

Western Housing and Ancillary Services(HAS) division creates a supportive, inclusive community for students to live, learn and flourish.

Residences at Western University are some of the best in the country with the Globe and Mail's student satisfaction survey placing Western's residences number one for eleven consecutive years Housing and Ancillary Services Information Technology (HAS-IT) unit delivers high quality, secure and cost effective internet technology services and support to the students living in residence, while also striving to provide the best staff experience.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

The HAS-IT Summer Intern Technician is responsible for supporting the Division of Housing and Ancillary Services through technical support alongside the HAS-IT Team.

This includes providing support for a variety of summer campus guests including business professionals, faculty, hobbyists, athletes, vacationers, summer students, minor children, prospective Western students and their parents.

The incumbent must be able to resolve technical, network and software support issues that arise. They will be personable and approachable during customer and staff interactions. Occasional weekend and evening work is required in order to provide the best service to Western conference attendees.

They will also be responsible for:

Assisting HASIT on inventory and cataloging of hardware technologies
Assisting Client Support Specialist to research, plan, design, purchase, secure, deploy, maintain and support the enduser equipment and networking infrastructure
Assisting with annual maintenance checklist of all retail and residence systems

Qualifications:

A Summer Intern Technician must have demonstrated higherlevel skills in providing both technical and customer service, technical knowledge of system and troubleshooting of wired and wireless connectivity.

Education:

Minimum Required:

Undergraduate university degree or college diploma
Preferred:
An Information Technology (IT) related university degree or college diploma

Experience:

A Summer Intern Technician must have a minimum of one year technical experience

Skills, Abilities & Expertise:

A Summer Intern Technician must have demonstrated the ability to provide both higher-level technical and customer support proficiently.

In addition to excelling in a number of the skills, abilities, and expertise outlined in the HAS IT Staff position, a Summer Intern Technician must have:

Knowledge of hardware, software and network connectivity troubleshooting
Familiarity with network concepts is an asset thorough knowledge of network concepts such as MAC + IP address
Current knowledge of operating systems: Windows and Mac OS
Demonstrated ability to understand customer needs and expectations and provide excellent customer service
Detailoriented with an ability to function and process information with high levels of accuracy
Problem solving skills with a sense of urgency in resolving issues and getting tasks completed

Why Western?:

Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications. Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.

Western Values Diversity:

Please Note:

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.