Help Desk Support Associate

Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity?

The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health, Delta Dental and Superior Vision insurance plans, tuition support for employees and qualified family members, three retirement plans, disability, group and supplemental life insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending account plans, a compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays!),

generous vacation, sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year. Some benefits will not be available for part‑time or part‑time under 20 hours employees (ex: health insurance).

Help Desk Support Associate

The Help Desk Support provides Tier 1 support to users of computers and related computer equipment throughout the College. Support provided by the Help Desk Support shall include, but not be limited to, the time‑sensitive assistance of students, faculty, and staff with the training on and productive operation of hardware and software used by the College. This role reports to the Manager, Help Desk.

• Consistently provides excellent customer service, displaying customer care best practices in support of students, faculty, staff, and other constituents.
• Troubleshoots and resolves computer hardware, software, peripherals, and networking issues at their root cause, in person and via phone, email, and chat.
• Uses efficient and effective troubleshooting techniques to gather information, identify the core of the problem, and determine its root cause.
• Efficiently and effectively escalates issues after an appropriate time or when issues require further expertise.
• Identifies and leverages opportunities to improve the productivity of faculty and staff by providing just‑in‑time training on optimal operation of computer hardware, software, and peripherals.
• Eagerly assists other Technology Support staff in resolving issues at their root cause.

• Accurately documents and maintains all support requests and efforts in the ticket management system. Ensures support tickets are appropriately transferred, escalated, and closed.
• Keeps customers updated on the status of their open incidents.
• Ensures that customers are satisfied upon ticket closure.
• Compiles, analyzes, and shares reports of interactions via ticket management system with employees, observing trends and suggesting process improvements based on the data.

• Communicates in a timely and tactful manner via email or other methods to share information on outages, upgrades, and other situations involving technology interruptions or process changes.
• Assists with documenting and maintaining up‑to‑date, accurate, and helpful information the department’s knowledgebase.
• Assists in the development and enforcement of computer hardware, software, peripheral, and networking standards and acceptable use policies for students, faculty, and staff.
• Assists with special projects as assigned.
• Acts as an IT liaison between faculty and staff to communicate changes, gather feedback, suggest improvements, and implement solutions.
• Models all institution and regulatory policies, procedures and standards.
• Utilizes self‑appraisal to determine progress in meeting performance management system objectives and career goals.
• Proactively works with other members of the College to identify and implement key opportunities for operational improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher OR Associates Degree or higher with 6 months of experience in an information technology role OR 2 years of experience in an information technology role, at least 1 year of which was in a technology support role.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of customers and a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Committed to keeping up‑to‑date with the ever‑changing technology landscape.
• Reflect a positive, high‑energy and professional demeanor.
• Demonstrated ability to work well on…