Help Desk Specialist

LCBC Church; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement plan contribution and employer match

Annual counseling benefit

Flexible schedules

Generous and immediate paid time-off

Casual dress

Quarterly professional and spiritual development days

Job summary

LCBC Church in Pennsylvania is seeking a Help Desk Specialist to provide exceptional IT support. This role involves triaging and routing support requests while ensuring a customer-first experience. A successful candidate will exhibit strong communication skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting. Benefits include competitive healthcare coverage, retirement contributions, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to help and serve others.
• Can manage multiple priorities and stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for all IT and AVL requests.
• Triage, prioritize, and route tickets swiftly.
• Resolve basic to intermediate issues and ensure documentation.

Skills

Strong customer service mindset

Excellent attention to detail

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Resourceful problem-solver

Strong technical aptitude

Professional and trustworthy

Job description

Reports to: Director of IT

Hours Commitment: Full-time hours (40 hours/week) with regular weekend responsibilities and after-hours support as needed

Overview

The Help Desk Specialist serves as the first point of contact for all IT and Production Services (AVL) support requests. This role is responsible for delivering a high-quality, customer-first support experience by triaging tickets, communicating clearly, and ensuring issues are routed, documented and resolved efficiently. This individual sets the tone for a culture of exceptional customer service, bringing a balance of responsiveness, care, and follow-through, and they play a key role in supporting ministry through technology and production.

Required Skills

• Strong customer service mindset with a genuine desire to help and serve others
• Excellent attention to detail with consistent follow-through
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stay organized in a fast-paced environment
• Resourceful problem-solver with a proactive approach
• Strong technical aptitude with ability to learn new systems quickly
• Professional, trustworthy, and able to maintain confidentiality

Primary Responsibilities

Help Desk Leadership

• Serve as the first point of contact for all IT and AVL requests
• Triage, prioritize, and route tickets with accuracy and swiftness
• Communicate clearly, warmly, and helpfully with staff and volunteers
• Resolve basic to intermediate issues and ensure thorough documentation
• Model a support experience defined by clarity, ownership, and care

Documentation & Process Improvement

• Create and maintain simple, and accessible documentation for common processes and solutions
• Identify gaps and proactively build resources that improve clarity and efficiency
• Support workflows and collaboration across IT and AVL

Ordering & Project Support

• Assist with ordering technology and AVL equipment with strong stewardship
• Support project coordination, timelines, and communication
• Help move initiatives forward by managing details and staying organized
• Assist with vendor selection and vetting
• Coordinate RFPs for larger quotes

What Success Looks Like & Key Attributes

• Staff and volunteers feel supported, understood, and cared for
• Demonstrates tenacity by handling requests with ownership, timely follow through to resolution, and persistence
• Communication is proactive, setting clear expectations and next steps, with warmth and professionalism
• Documentation is easy to follow and reduces confusion
• Projects and purchasing processes are organized and reliable
• Stays engaged, solves problems, and doesn’t let details fall through the cracks
• Self-motivated, reliable, and driven

Personal Qualifications

• Can articulate an identifiable salvation experience and lives out a pattern of spiritual development and regular attendance and participation at LCBC.
• Supports LCBC’s mission, priorities, philosophy of ministry, and doctrinal statement.
• Supports LCBC’s core values: we run after the one; we pursue excellence; we prioritize relationships; we deploy people for impact; we are real and relatable.
• Displays a winning attitude and a spirit of cooperation; communicates truth with grace; prays about everything; and has a willingness to serve on a team.
• Shows a desire to grow, develop, and mature, both spiritually and professionally.
• Exhibits pride in the image of LCBC as it reflects on the image of Christ portrayed to attendees, staff, and guests.
• Be an LCBC Partner or willing to become a Partner within 60 days of employment.

Benefits We Offer

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement plan contribution and employer match
• Annual counseling benefit
• Flexible schedules
• Generous and immediate paid time-off
• Casual dress
• Quarterly professional and spiritual development days
• Intentional investment in personal and professional development

Evaluation

The Help Desk Specialist will meet regularly with the Director of IT for planning, goal setting, progress updates, and coaching. A formal Action and Development Plan will be completed and reviewed three times throughout the year.