IT Apprentice

QA; Worthing; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dress down

Coffee machine

Team outings

Pension

Job summary

QA Apprenticeships in Worthing is offering an IT Support Apprenticeship. The role focuses on 1st line IT support, handling calls, remote sessions and ITSM tickets, while learning fault diagnosis and ITIL practices. You will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

Working hours are 9am–5.30pm, onsite at Swandean, Monday to Friday. This pathway helps you earn while you learn, with strong prospects for permanent employment after completion.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer service role.
• Basic fault diagnosis skills.
• Knowledge of ITIL principles.
• Excellent customer service mindset.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and eager to learn.
• Good time management and prioritisation.
• Onsite work at Swandean, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with customers via phone, remote sessions, video conferencing and ITSM to assist with 1st line IT issues.
• Resolve 1st line issues such as system access, password resets and unlocks.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues and perform fault diagnostics.
• Carry out basic IT system administration tasks (new access accounts, disabling accounts).
• Complete ticket requests with diligence using ITSM; triage to 2nd/3rd line groups.
• Encourage users to use self-service tools where possible.
• Maintain a customer-focused approach delivering value to the customer base.
• Provide excellent customer service with empathy and patience.
• Take ownership for all assigned issues and ensure timely resolution.
• Answer calls professionally with a focus on first-time fixes; adhere to SLAs.

Skills

Customer service

General fault diagnosis

ITIL knowledge

Excellent customer service

Strong communication

Team player

Time management

Proactive attitude

Onsite work

Education

GCSEs 3-4+ (A-C)

GCSE Maths & English 3+ (D+)

Prospective apprentices: no higher qualification

Tools

ITSM

Job description

Serbus supports organisations operating within the UK's critical national infrastructure: Government, Defence, Enterprise, Healthcare, Industrial, and Data Centre.

Our people are trusted to build and maintain exceptionally secure, highly resilient communications infrastructure so that the information and operations of vital services are always available whenever and wherever they're needed.

We build the network foundations. We create communication systems on those networks, and we keep them optimised, secure and running. And we specialise in doing all of this in challenging and changeable environments.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with customers via phone, remote sessions, video conferencing and ITSM to assist with 1st line IT issues.

• Resolve 1st line issues and requests such as systems access, password resets & unlocks.

• Troubleshooting hardware issues.

• Perform troubleshooting and fault diagnostics.

• Perform basic IT system administration tasks such as setting up new access accounts or disabling accounts.

• Complete ticket requests with a high level of diligence using the ITSM.

• Triaging tickets and assigning to correct 2nd and 3rd line resolver groups.

• Teach users to use self-service tools where appropriate.

• Maintain a customer focused approach, delivering superb value to the customer base

• Always provide excellent customer service, offering empathy and patience to customers.

• Take accountability and ownership for all assigned issues

• Answer telephone calls in a professional, confident and timely manner, with a strong focus on first time fixes.

• Adhere to strict SLAs agreed with the trust, particularly response and resolution times.

Required skills:

• Experience of working in a customer service role.

• Basic general fault diagnosis.

• Knowledge of ITIL.

• Excellent customer service.

• Strong communication skills.

• A team player who is self-motivated, enthusiastic, and keen to learn.

• Diligent with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks.

• Proactive approach to work, with a positive and flexible attitude.

• Ability to work onsite at the customer base (Swandean) Monday to Friday.

Entry requirements:

• 3 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 4+ (A-C) in any subject

• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 3+ (D or above)

• Prospective apprentices must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level as this apprenticeship is in a similar subject

You may also have a combination of qualifications and experience which demonstrate the minimum foundation needed for the programme. In this instance you could still be considered for the programme.

If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.

For more information please visit the UK ENIC website.

Working hours:

9am - 5.30pm

Benefits:

• Dress down

• Coffee machine

• Team outings

• Pension

Future prospects:

90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.

About QA:

Our apprenticeships are the perfect way to gain new skills, earn while you learn, and launch yourself into an exciting future. With over 50,000 successful apprenticeship graduates, we're a top 50 training provider, dedicated to helping you succeed.