Technology Support Specialist

Position Type:
Technology/Computer Technician

Date Posted:
7/29/2026

Location:
Central Office
Job Title: Technology Support Specialist Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Technology Support Manager Pay Grade: Tech 2 Days: 226

Dept./School: Technology Department Date Revised: 07/28/2026

Primary Purpose:

The Computer Support Technician plays a vital role in keeping school campuses connected and learning uninterrupted. The primary focus of this role is delivering immediate, high-touch technology support to teachers and instructional staff to ensure classroom technology functions seamlessly. Secondarily, this position provides technical assistance to campus administration, office personnel, facilities/custodial staff, and other district personnel.

Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities

• Instructional Tech Maintenance: Deploy laptops, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain teacher classroom setups, including 86" interactive flat panels/TVs, port replicators, secondary monitors, and teacher laptops.
• Rapid Response Support: Provide urgent desk-side response during instructional hours to resolve classroom audio/visual, display mirroring, touch-screen, and connectivity issues to minimize lesson disruptions.
• Hardware & Software Integration: Assist teachers with peripheral connectivity, software issues, digital learning tools and document cameras.
• Administrative & Staff Hardware: Install, maintain, and repair workstations, laptops, tablets, and peripherals for office staff, campus administrators, maintenance/custodial personnel, and auxiliary staff.
• Operational Tech Support: Support specialized hardware used by non-instructional staff (e.g., work-order handhelds, front office visitor check-in stations, time clocks, and label printers).
• Basic Network & Telecom: Perform basic troubleshooting for campus network connections (Wi-Fi and Ethernet drop tests), digital signage, district-issued cell phones, and VoIP office phones.
• Printers & Shared Equipment: Assist with setting up and troubleshooting network copiers, desktop printers, and shared workroom equipment.

Key Competencies

• Customer Service Orientation: Strong empathy and patience when working with educators and non-technical staff under time-sensitive pressures.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to quickly diagnose tech failures and implement immediate workarounds or long-term fixes.
• Communication: Ability to explain technical troubleshooting steps in clear, user-friendly language.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Associate degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field preferred. Certifications in A+ and Network+ are preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 1 3 years of experience providing hardware, software, and peripheral support (experience in a K 12 public or private school environment is a strong plus).
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Strong understanding of multi-display configurations, USB-C/Thunderbolt docking stations, HDMI/DisplayPort protocols, and OS settings (Windows/ChromeOS).
  • Diagnostic skills for desktop/laptop, and Chromebook hardware, operating systems, and standard software (e.g., Google Workspace, Microsoft 365).
  • Basic networking knowledge (IP addresses, DHCP, DNS, wireless troubleshooting).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Equipment used:

Computer

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress.


Sit for extended periods of time.

Moderate standing, stooping, bending, and lifting.

Reach, bend, stoop, crawl, climb, and lift more than fifty (50) pounds.

Stand/walk for extended periods of time.

Must be able to move quickly about campus on even or uneven surfaces.

Note: This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.