IT Service Desk Apprentice - Merseyside, United Kingdom - QA Apprenticeships

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Who you'll be working for:


Carpenters is one of the UK's leading providers of insurance and legal services, delivering fully outsourced claims services to the industry.

They pride themselves in providing a positive working environment where employees can work together towards their success.

They have established an environment where all of their employees feel valued and are able to perform at their best.


What's in it for you:


The company offers excellent benefits such as a hybrid working model, relaxed dress policy, Medicash cash plan to claim back dental, physio and optical appointments among others, Wellbeing Champions providing mental health support, funded social events, volunteering days.

Following 6 month probation we offer a vast range of discounts including discounted gym membership, retail discounts, contract phone discounts and many other discounts for both the high street and online.


You will be responsible for:


  • Providing technical support via the telephone and other contact methods to troubleshoot and support workstation, laptop, printer, mobile device, operating system, software and user IT issues
  • Performing regular system health checks to ensure continuous system operation
  • Assisting senior colleagues in the diagnosis and resolution of server and network faults
  • Performing administration tasks under guidance from senior colleagues
  • Escalating problems and business continuity events as appropriate to 3rd parties, senior colleagues and management
  • Documenting recurring issues and system best practices

You will need the following skills:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting
  • Numeracy and problem solving
  • Flexible and ability to multitask and manage own time effectively
  • Enthusiasm for providing excellent customer service
  • Ability to work under pressure in a fastpaced environment
  • Logical and analytical thinking

Entry requirements:


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


For more information please visit the UK ENIC website.

Working week:

37 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm or 9am - 5:30pm


Future prospects:


The company have several former apprentices that have gone on to secure a full-time role on completion of the apprenticeship with a promotion including salary and benefits enhancement.

This will be offered to you as well as further training and development opportunities on successful completion of your apprenticeship


Important information:


QA's apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.

To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.


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