If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of South Carolina's youth, consider joining the dedicated people of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ).
MISSION:
It is the mission of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) to impact and transform young lives, strengthen families, and support safer communities through targeted prevention and rehabilitation.
JOB PURPOSE:
Provides technical assistance and solutions to end users in the utilization of microcomputer hardware, software and peripherals to ensure end user productivity in a networked (both local and wide area) environment.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides frontline technical hardware and software support to DJJ employees by troubleshooting and resolving moderately complex user issues.
- Supports agency-owned computers, mobile devices, scanners, printers, standard software, and applications.
- Documents and assigns unresolved Tier 1 issues to Tier 2 support through the Deskpro ticketing system.
- Identifies, develops, and implements automation solutions that improve IT operations and agency business processes.
- Identifies tasks and processes that are repetitive, time-consuming, or prone to errors and finds ways to automate them.
- Gathers business needs and creates, tests, implements, and maintains automated solutions using tools such as Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint, and scripts.
- Supports the IT Business Automation Team by assisting with automating reports, data handling, and special projects.
- Monitors results to ensure improvements in efficiency, accuracy, processing times, and customer service.
- Assists with testing applications to verify they work correctly and reliably before deployment.
- Provides improvements for the efficiency of the Help Desk tracking system; configures and maintains the DeskPro ticket system and assist in the agency wide transition from paper to electronic documentation.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of SharePoint sites for IT and agency related data.
- Makes recommendations and maintains Help Desk Quick Reference documentation for frequently asked questions.
- Provides agency users with application training and support.
- Performs other related job duties as requested or required.
STATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
A high school diploma and experience in office automation systems, data communications system design, installation, operation, repair, or processing of information in a data processing environment or related systems. An associate degree or a bachelor's degree in a related field may be substituted for the required work experience.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Incumbent will need to possess basic to moderate knowledge of a wide variety of applications, operating systems, and protocols of equipment used by end users.
- Some basic knowledge of Microsoft Flow and Sharepoint is preferred.
- Basic to moderately complex problem solving and analytical skills are needed.
- Provide support, advice and solutions to end users.
- Must be able to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with users, peers, and management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills needed to communicate on technical levels.
- Knowledge, skills and abilities are ultimately determined by verifiable work history, references and interview evaluation.
- Must be comfortable working in secure facility with adjudicated juveniles.
The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health, dental, and life insurance
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days of sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- State retirement plans and deferred compensation programs
- Discount Programs such as TicketatWork and WeSave