VOORHEESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Voorheesville, New York

Notice of Vacancy

Help Desk Technician

The Position

The Voorheesville Central School District has a full-time position to provide support to our Technology Department. Person will work directly for the Director of Technology and will be primarily responsible for repairing and troubleshooting. Incumbent provides prescribed technical assistance to users via the telephone or e-mail for problems that are routine in nature. Person will enter calls into department support call tracking database/system. Person will be expected to troubleshoot technical support requests to determine if problem is caused by hardware/software, or peripheral equipment. Incumbent may perform duties out of the office at user specific locations within the school district. Position to begin approximatelyNovember 21, 2016. This position is covered by the rules and regulations of the Albany County Department of Civil Service. Person selected will be placed in this position “provisionally” with the understanding he/she must pass and be “reachable” on the next Help Desk Technician exam.

Qualifications

1.Graduation from a New York State or regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in management information systems, computer science, information resources management, information technology, or a closely related field: OR,

2.Graduation from a New York State or regionally accredited college or university with an Associate’s Degree in management information systems, computer science, information resources management, information technology, or a closely related field and six (6) months full-time paid experience as a computer technician; OR

3.Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and one (1) year full-time paid experience as a computer technician.

JOURNEY LEVEL:

  1. Possession of A+ certificate and six (6) months full-time experience as a computer technician;

OR,

  1. Two (2) years full-time paid experience as a computer technician.

Application Procedures

1. Write a letter of interest. This letter should clearly indicate the strengths of the

candidate as they apply to the listed qualifications and position description.

2. Complete a District Professional Staff application form (available online at voorheesville.org) with

all requested documents.

3. Candidate may apply through OLSA.

All materials should be sent to:

Deborah Baron

Administrative Assistant II

District Office

Voorheesville Central School District

P.O. Box 201

Voorheesville, NY 12186

Application materials must be received by October 28, 2016.

A limited number of candidates will be invited to Voorheesville for a personal interview. All applicants will be notified as to their status. Application materials cannot be returned.

The Voorheesville Central School District is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

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