Overview
Do you want to help enrich the lives of learners worldwide?
At RM, we've been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector supporting over 10 million students around the world. We work with 28,000 schools, nurseries, and education trusts in 115 countries to deliver customer-centric solutions that improve education outcomes worldwide.
What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification. We partner with schools, examination boards, central governments, and other professional institutions to enrich the lives of learners.
The opportunity
The IT Support Engineer function has an important role to play in helping teachers to teach and learners to learn. As one of a team of IT Support Engineers, your role will be to provide a first-class level of support to education users. Working to ITIL best practices, you will strive to work collaboratively with the service desk to meet contractual SLA targets, escalating where appropriate but always ensuring that the customer is kept up to date. The role will suit someone who enjoys solving IT problems through excellent troubleshooting and supporting users who may not necessarily have IT backgrounds.
We can offer you a competitive salary + Benefits.
Responsibilities
Working as part of a wider onsite services IT team, the role provides an opportunity for future progression and personal development for self-motivated employees looking to build their career in IT.
Your key responsibilities:
1. To be the customer face of RM, ensuring our customers receive great service.
2. To assist the service desk with the delivery of the IT managed support service.
3. Provide school-based users with technical assistance and report service issues in accordance with the service desk policies.
Experience
Our ideal candidate would demonstrate the following behaviours:
1. Excellent customer focus, problem-solving, and time management skills.
2. Excellent communication both verbally and in writing.
3. Punctual and able to prioritise own workload.
4. Able to diagnose and troubleshoot issues, asking customers relevant questions to get the issue resolved and knowing when to research and when to escalate.
5. Able to work well with remote teams and build strong working relationships.
Skills
1. Maintenance and support of Desktop & Mobile Devices including Laptops, Chromebooks, and Tablets.
2. Peripheral Support including Printing, Scanning, Interactive Screens, Projectors, and Audio/Visual Equipment.
3. Basic wired and wireless networking and troubleshooting.
4. Image build and deploy tools - Microsoft and Apple devices.
5. Basic operational knowledge of Microsoft 365 and/or Google Workspace.
6. Technical knowledge and experience equivalent to CompTIA A+ or similar.
7. A working knowledge of ITIL methodology and use of IT service desk ticketing system e.g. ServiceNow would be an advantage.
What's in it for you?
RM is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all permanent and temporary staff to share this commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and all successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance, and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available, some roles are also eligible for a performance-related bonus. There are lots of voluntary benefits too. You could buy additional annual leave, join our dental plan, sign for a health assessment, or take part in our cycle to work scheme. You could even earn yourself an extra bonus for successfully recommending a friend or family member for a position within RM.
To better reflect the society that we serve, we're committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work. We also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr