Bilingual Application Support Specialist – Intermediate
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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Job Description:
- Seeking a Bilingual Application Support Specialist – Intermediate to support a new Child Care and Early Years digital tool used by service system managers, childcare operators, and families.
- Provide help desk support to end users in both English and French, resolving IT, website navigation, and application-related inquiries over the phone and via email.
- Demonstrate hands-on experience with Interactive Voice Response (IVR) software and digital tools for logging, tracking, and managing user inquiries.
- Troubleshoot application and website issues, identify solutions, and escalate complex technical problems to the appropriate support teams.
- Guide non-technical users, provide clear instructions, and refer inquiries to technical partners or relevant program areas when necessary.
- Possess excellent customer service, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Demonstrate strong active listening, empathy, and professionalism when handling challenging user situations, while maintaining accurate support documentation.
- Mandatory Requirements: Advanced verbal and written communication skills in both English and French, previous help desk experience, and experience supporting digital applications or websites.
- Work Arrangement: 5 days onsite in Toronto. A mandatory in-person interview is required, with no exemptions. Previous public-sector or government experience is an asset.
Interested bilingual candidates who meet the requirements are encouraged to apply.
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Responsibilities
Provide phone and email help desk support in English and French to users of a Child Care and Early Years digital tool, resolving application, website, and IT inquiries. Troubleshoot issues, guide non-technical users, document support interactions, and escalate complex problems or refer inquiries to appropriate teams.
Requirements
Requires advanced written and verbal communication skills in English and French, previous help desk experience, and experience supporting digital applications or websites. Candidates should have hands-on experience with IVR software and inquiry-management tools; public-sector or government experience is an asset.
Skills
- Bilingual Communication
- Help Desk Support
- Application Support
- Website Troubleshooting
- Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
- Customer Service
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical Skills
- Active Listening
- Empathy
- Technical Issue Escalation
- Support Documentation
- Organizational Skills
- Decision-Making
- Managing Competing Priorities
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- Customer Service & Support
- Technology
- Social Services
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Child Care
- Early Years
- Digital Tool
- Help Desk
- Application Support
- Website Support
- Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
- Inquiry Logging
- Inquiry Tracking
- Inquiry Management
- Troubleshooting
- IT Support
- Technical Escalation
- Customer Service
- Bilingual Support
- English
- French
- Support Documentation
- Public Sector
- Government