Service Desk Analyst (2 Posts) (Temporary) - REQ02972
- Location:
- Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell , ML1 1AB
- Salary:
- £24,148 - £25,122 per year
- Contract Type:
- Temporary
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 37 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.
*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP
NLC3 - £24,148 - £25,122 (37 HOURS)
The Service Desk provides a single point of contact for IT support and is the front line and face of technology, interacting and supporting colleagues and staff daily.
As a valued member of the Service Desk, your responsibilities will include providing exceptional customer services, alongside technical IT and application support to provide a high first call resolution, achieving customer satisfaction with adherence to SLA’s and KPI’s.
Working as part of a small busy team, you will be encouraged to bring innovative ideas to the table in ways to improve our efficiency and effectiveness, along with progressing knowledge and skills to keep up to date with new processes, procedures, and developments.
We are looking for someone who has an interest in IT and work experience in an IT-related field or progressed through our Business and Digital modern apprenticeship program and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a desire to learn and grow as a professional in IT. You will gain exposure to both IT system administration and application support elements; this role is diverse and offers a fantastic opportunity for new experiences and follow-on progression.
The positions are based in Civic Square, Motherwell. North Lanarkshire Council operate a hybrid working model where you will work in the office five out of ten days, with the rest of time working from home. This role will be on a shift basis within the hours of 08:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday. There is also a requirement to participate in a standby rota once every five to seven weeks, to support essential services which operates 18:00 - 08:00 Monday - Friday and all day Saturday - Sunday which attracts additional payments.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.
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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***