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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Facilities Service Desk Team leader (Maternity Cover) Full time - **Company:** Poyntell - **Location:** Cranbrook, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £32,000.0 - £34,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Reliability Availability Maintainability and Safety Software - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=23100dfd8a678789 ## About the Role We view this opportunity as being ideal for you if you have a proven track record of working successfully in a busy service desk environment. The ideal skills for this role are as follows: * Proven service desk experience and capabilities * Strong attention to detail, organisation and communication skills * Strong capabilities and experience with word, excel, outlook etc. * Excellent customer service skills * Dynamism, an ability to multi-task, good logistical management and problem solving skills * To work effectively and collaboratively as part of a small, friendly team. * Experience in a related role such as Team Leader, Service desk, customer service etc. * It would be useful but not essential to have a practical working knowledge of CLIK Service software. ## Description To provide maternity cover for our service desk team leader during their maternity leave. To facilitate this the contract will start well in advance of the maternity leave in order to accommodate full training/shadowing of the role. Our service desk is the hub of our busy and varied business, it is the first point of contact and the key organisational/logistical management area of our business for job preparation, planning, engineer organisation/management etc. The team leader has an active part in this as well as wider responsibilities working with our established processes and support for the updating of our ISOs, H&S, training, security passes etc It is a busy and varied role working with an experienced and supportive team and our established clientele with whom we have excellent relationships. 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