Direct Wage- Service Desk Operator

South Texas College; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

South Texas College is seeking a Service Desk/Information Services support specialist to assist staff and students via phone and email, handling telecom, hardware, and software inquiries. The role emphasizes customer service, ticketing, and timely problem resolution.

Required is a High School Diploma or GED with at least six months of customer service experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Windows is essential; bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Six+ months customer service experience preferred.
• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and procedural support via telephone and e-mail for telecom, hardware and software inquiries.
• Serve as Service Desk main operator line and assist staff and students with calls.
• Create Service Tickets for all requests.
• Monitor Service Desk e-mail and voicemail.
• Escalate problems affecting multiple users as needed.
• Maintain focus on customer service, quality, and detail.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Multitasking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Detail oriented

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Windows OS

Internet research

Job description

Special Instructions

Dear Applicant,

The South Texas College Office of Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential or sensitive information from the documents that you attach to your application. Confidential and sensitive information include the following:

• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Age
• Citizenship Status
• Gender
• Ethnicity/Race
• Marital Status
• Applicant Photos

* A redaction guide can be found by clicking here.

Please make sure that you omit this information from your application prior to submission. We are advising you that the Office of Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the hiring department as per your submission.

Transcripts

Transcripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Foreign transcripts

Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members

Job Description

General Statement of Job

Provide both technical and procedural support via telephone and e-mail for all telecommunications, computer hardware and software inquiries.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Answers the Information Services, Planning, Performance, and Strategic Initiatives
• Service Desk main operator line and assists staff and students with calls.
• Resolves JagNet issues directly when possible while caller is on the phone.
• Creates Service Tickets for all requests.
• Monitors Information Services, Planning, Performance, and Strategic Initiatives Service Desk e-mail box and voicemail.
• Performs escalation management for problems that impact multiple users.
• Assists solving problems, addressing concerns, and planning ahead with great attention given to customer service, project quality, and exact detail.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least six (6) months customer service experience, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Good critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual, English/Spanish, preferred.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to federal background check.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$15.75

Desired Start Date

November 02, 2026

Posting Close Date

(No Close Date if Blank)

20 October 2026 11:59pm