Job summary
- Main area
- IT
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- B0399-7776006
- Employer
- St Anne's Community Services
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Fountain Court
- Town
- Leeds
- Salary
- £27,074 pa
- Closing
- 08/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
IT Support Desk Agent
Job overview
Make a difference every day by providing high-quality, compassionate technical support.
IT Support Desk Agent
£27,074 per annum
Full time, 37.5 hours per week
At St Anne’s, our values guide everything we do. We are looking for an IT Support Desk Agent who is Person Centred, Respectful, Open, Understanding, and Dedicated to join our team.
Person Centred: Serve as the primary point of contact, providing professional and prompt assistance tailored to our colleagues and clients.
Respectful & Open: Maintain clear, consistent communication while managing the full lifecycle of IT incidents and service requests.
Understanding: Assess and triage technical issues with empathy, ensuring they are prioritised to maintain organisational efficiency.
Dedicated: Take ownership of hardware provisioning, user onboarding, and asset tracking to ensure our team is equipped to succeed from day one.
Essential Requirements:
- Minimum 1 year of experience in IT support or customer service.
- Strong technical troubleshooting skills and familiarity with ticketing systems.
- A commitment to supporting equality, diversity, and inclusivity in all interactions.
Main duties of the job
The IT Support Desk Agent serves as the primary point of contact for IT-related inquiries and issues at St Anne’s.
The role provides professional, initial assistance to end-users, ensuring that incidents are assessed, categorised, and resolved or escalated appropriately to maintain organisational efficiency.
This position is essential for ensuring a high standard of customer service and technical support for all colleagues and clients across the organisation.
Working for our organisation
St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;
- New pay framework launched in 2025. Rewarding the dedication and work of staff across the charity. Potential increases after 6 months, 2.5 & 5 years.
- Rising annual leave each year to a maximum of 33 days (including statutory holidays)
- 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
- Cycle To Work scheme
- Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
- Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
- Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Discounted income protection scheme
- Free car parking at most services
- Free life assurance cover
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
First-Line Operations & Triage
Primary Point of Contact: Serve as the initial point of entry for IT support requests, providing prompt and professional assistance via phone, chat, or remote tools.
Incident Triage: Assess the nature and severity of all incoming IT incidents and service requests, ensuring they are prioritised appropriately.
Ticket Management: Take responsibility for the full lifecycle of support tickets, ensuring accurate documentation and tracking of issues through to resolution.
Technical Guidance: Provide step-by-step troubleshooting for common IT problems, including password resets, software issues, and basic hardware faults.
Escalation Management: Coordinate the routing of complex issues to higher support tiers, ensuring clear and consistent communication with the user throughout the process.
Technical Support & Asset Management
User Onboarding: Facilitate the IT onboarding process for new employees, ensuring they have the necessary hardware, access, and resources from day one.
Hardware & Software Provisioning: Manage the lifecycle of IT assets, including equipment provisioning, deployment, and accurate asset tracking.
Knowledge Management: Contribute to the IT knowledge base by creating documentation for common issues and solutions to support user self-service.
Security Adherence: Ensure users comply with IT security and acceptable use policies, supporting the maintenance of secure systems.
Continuous Improvement: Gather feedback from end-users to identify areas for service improvement and prepare regular reports on support trends.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in IT support or customer service roles.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic technical knowledge of IT systems, hardware, and software troubleshooting.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant IT certifications (e.g., ITIL 4 Foundation).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Savage
- Job title
- Head of IT
- Email address
- [email protected]
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