Careers

Here you will find our current vacancies.

Always on the hunt for new talent.

As a fast growing specialist insurance provider for the disabled and over 50s we require a range of different skills. If you feel your skills could benefit our business please email a covering letter and your C.V. to vacancies@markbatesltd.com. Please note that applications submitted without a CV will be disregarded

Current Vacancies

Junior Web Developer

Full time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5:30pm.

Based at: Premier House, Londonthorpe Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9SN.

Salary: Negotiable depending on skills and experience.

The Role:

Build web applications from the ground up using Angular, JavaScript, HTML and CSS;

Capture and analyse the requirements for new and existing applications;

Identify potential pitfalls in requirements

Design solutions and present to stakeholders and project management;

Troubleshoot and analyse code;

Testing and adapting based on results;

Deploying to a live environment and subsequent support; and

Any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time.

This role is ideal for candidates who have experience in creating, deploying and maintaining secure web applications using Angular and JavaScript.

Essential Requirements:

Medium to High level of ability with JavaScript, HTML and CSS;

Previous experience including own projects.

Good design appreciation.

Desirable Requirements:

Some knowledge and experience of:

AngularJS / Angular 2+

Node & Express;

PHP & MySQL;

MS SQL Server;

Apache.

Adobe Creative Suite.

The Ideal Candidate:

Driven and hardworking;

Able to organise and maintain a high workload;

Committed to providing high quality customer service;

Professional and personable;

Strong attention to detail;

Calm and able to work under pressure;

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;

Able to work independently and as part of a team;

Literacy, numeracy and IT competency;

Able to calmly and confidently handle difficult situations; and

Self-motivated.

IT Systems & Web Support

Full time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5:30pm.

Based at: Premier House, Londonthorpe Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9SN.

Salary: Negotiable depending on skills and experience.

The Role:

Provide first line customer technical support, mainly by telephone and support helpdesk

Perform regular data maintenance tasks as required

Coordinate and prioritise helpdesk jobs. Complete allocated jobs within specified pre-agreed target times. Ensure escalations are made where necessary

Report on helpdesk overdue jobs/problems to line manager on daily/weekly/monthly basis;

Adhere to the company’s policies and procedures in relation to confidentiality of client data and the Data Protection Act;

Provide support to all departments that might need help with online tools

Provide assistance to the web team such as website page updates, HTML emails, trust pilot;

Any other duties that may reasonably be required from time to time.

This role is ideal for junior, entry-level candidates that are competent in a first line support role, but also have an interest in website development.

Essential Requirements:

1+ Years working in an I.T support environment.

Ability to troubleshoot general computing and telecoms issues.

Understanding of windows server (Active Directory, Group Policy, DHCP, DNS, etc.);

Experience in MS SQL Server

Basic ability in HTML and CSS;

Good design appreciation