Technology specialist Jobs in Chicago, IL

Information Technology Services

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 325,000 students in 500+ schools and employing over 45,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. Aligned with our transformed philosophy, we are steadfastly focused on ensuring that the District provides resources equitably to support every student, every school, and every community. Six core values guide the work we do every day for our students student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning. Each role in the district supports our vision that every student deserves a rigorous, joyful, and equitable learning experience.

The Department of Information and Technology Services (ITS) works to build the capacity of schools to use information and technology, maintain network infrastructure, security standards, and support other departments to meet district goals. ITS provides innovative technology solutions that improve the quality of education for students, reduce the administrative burden on educators, facilitate parent interaction, increase community engagement, and support CPS' mission of transparency by focusing on the ease and equity of access to information.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Enterprise Technology Support (ETS) Engagement Specialist Team Lead, the ETS Engagement Specialist will partner with applicable ITS, Central Office, Schools, and Strategic Vendors to support the I+Innovate CPS Program, a professional development / training program, with the goal of advancing the use of technology within CPS classrooms (and other like programs as needed). The ETS Engagement Specialist will provide teachers with support ranging from one-on-one instructional support to team, grade-level, and whole-school professional development planning and facilitation regarding technology usage. The ETS Engagement Specialist will also serve as a School Customer Liaison between ITS and Schools.

Responsibilities

• Assist End Users in a variety of ways in order to optimize the educational return on the district's investment of devices and related software tools and apps. Assistance includes teleconferences, webinars, screencasts, live chats, partner site visits, classroom visits, etc.
• Collaborate with school leadership teams to assess professional development / training needs / opportunities, to include producing a comprehensive action plan / customized strategy for lasting engagement with devices in alignment with the district's organizational strategy, as requested.
• Train end users on particular device management tools, for example : GoGuardian, Google Classroom, Apple Classroom, JAMF Pro, and Apple School Manager (ASM).
• Manage, maintain, support, and troubleshoot access to JAMF Pro and ASM.
• Create, own, and / or assist in the development of knowledge content (i.e., training slide decks, device usage best practices, etc.) used by schools and the IT Service Desk to assist end users. Monitor and resolve applicable support requests or incidents via the internal ticketing system, recognizing priority tickets and taking action within the expected response time. Design, train, and support the use of GSuite and key Google applications across all device platforms.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the ETS Engagement Specialist must possess the following qualifications :

Education

Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Conditions of Employment

As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to :