Associate Support Technician (onsite at Brookdale Community College)

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

***onsite at Brookdale Community College***
***Swing Shift Monday-Thursday from 11-7 and Saturday from 8-4***

As an Associate Support Technician, you will work to support the technology presence at the institution to recommend or perform complex or remedial actions to correct problems using remote diagnostic and remediation technology and tools, or at user locations. You will provide consultative support to department managers and end users directly related to the general business operations, software systems, including technical assistance and training to system users.
Where you will make an impact

• Recommending or performing complex actions to correct problems using remote diagnostic, remediation technology and tools or at user locations to install, modify, or make repairs to computer hardware and/or software.
• Supporting major computer system and laptop deployments, and similar projects.
• Testing and evaluating specified software packages, proposed hardware and software to determine efficiency, reliability, and compatibility with existing computer systems, peripherals and the network.
• Responding in a timely fashion to client inquiries and escalated issues concerning operation of client-owned assets
• Maintaining the highest level of customer service as set forth by the Ellucian general competencies.
• Providing updates, status and completion information to management regarding all assigned incidents, requests, and projects.
• Providing regular updates to tickets within the work queue with frequency depending on priority level.
• Escalating all high priority or sensitive customer requests/concerns to the User Services Manager, or when appropriate, the Technical Director.
• Properly delegating appropriate work to student technicians based on need and workload.
• Contributing to development of yearly learning plan and complete plan as instructed by supervisor.
• Providing consultative support to management and end users directly related to general business operations, software systems, technical assistance and training to system users.
• Producing relevant documentation for operational processes and process improvement.

What you will bring

• Excellent work ethic and sense of personal accountability is a must.
• PC Troubleshooting and Support (Windows 10, OSX) experience.
• Knowledge of desktop security tools including anti-virus and spyware detection/removal tools.
• Microsoft Applications troubleshooting and support experience.
• Mac Troubleshooting and Support experience.
• Experience supporting classroom instruction learning environment (computing and A/V).
• Must have the ability to work effectively with end-users, gain their confidence, understand their technical and operational needs and translate them into viable technical solutions.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to work as a contributing member of the team including other systems personnel, the operations staff, and the account administrators.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Excellent time-management, organizational, planning and interpersonal skills.
• Effectively manage scope and customer expectations on individual assignments.

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision  
• Flexible time off  
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
• Parental Leave
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Telemedicine
• Wellness
  • Headspace Care (mental health)
  • Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups  
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Professional development opportunities
  • LinkedIn Learning

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