IT Service Desk Analyst Apprentice (Level 3)

  • Company: Cardinal Newman College
  • Location: Preston, PR1 4HD
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £20,932.81 per year
  • Sector: Digital
  • Ref: NAS-2000023219
  • Application Deadline Date: 14/04/2026
  • Start Date: 19/08/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: 37 hours per week with the following options: • 52 weeks per annum (annual leave to be taken during college holidays) or • Term time plus 2 weeks Starting and finishing times as agreed

Brief Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our IT Services team, supporting staff and students with reliable, responsive IT support. The role includes a Level 3 ICT Apprenticeship, offering hands-on experience while developing key technical skills in a modern, forward-thinking IT environment.

Future Prospects

Unknown.

Vacancy Detail

Service Desk Operation

• Provide first-line technical support i.e. (accounts, MFA, connectivity, AV, devices, Microsoft 365/Office 365, Operating Systems, for Cardinal Newman College, Lancaster University School of Mathematics (The Rigby Education Trust) or any other identified establishment
• Provide support for line-of-business systems
• Ensure incidents are logged with detailed technical notes
• Diagnose whether issues relate to applications, devices, user error, or infrastructure
• Issue loan equipment and manage booking/collection processes


Triage, Prioritisation and Coordination

• Apply technical understanding to categorise incidents accurately.
• Identify repeat issues, outages, or degradation
• Coordinate escalations with Technicians and Engineers
• Support downtime and change communications

Service Management, Reporting and Process Improvement

• Support ITIL-lite processes, i.e., Incident, Request, Problem, Knowledge
• Maintain troubleshooting guides and technical FAQs

Technical Administration

• Assist with basic device configuration and setup
• Support imaging or deployment processes using standard tools
• Update asset records and perform basic compliance checks


Procurement and Asset Support

• Maintain asset register and support asset lifecycle processes
• Liaise with suppliers and track deliveries

General

• Follow College policies including Health & Safety, E&D, GDPR, and Safeguarding
• Support college events with IT support and bookings and pen Days
• Participate in the service desk rotation if required to ensure consistent coverage and available support
• Support IT Technicians when required
• Undertake training and professional development
• To undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the nature of the post

Other Information

This post requires Disclosure and Barring Service clearance as well as a range of other safer recruitment checks.

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