Schools Data Officer

This role has a starting salary of £27,897 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Schools Data Officer to join our fantastic Schools Data Team. The team is based in Fairmount House, Leatherhead although the role does provide an opportunity to work in a hybrid manner.

Although part of a small team, the interdependencies with wider teams and services across the local authority positions the function as a critical cog within the wider education data system. Having recently implemented a new Education Management System Surrey County Council are on a journey to strengthen our processes and education data integrity.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

Positioned within Surrey's Education and Lifelong Learning Service, the Schools Data Team are responsible for maintaining accurate pupil data within Surrey County Council's Education Management Information System. This includes the collection and exchange of data between schools, government departments and the Local Authority.

About the Role

This role contributes towards the delivery of the Local Authority's statutory duties in relation to the collection, recording and reporting of education data for all children and young people under the responsibility of Surrey County Council as the Lead Education Authority. The successful candidate will utilise secure systems to facilitate the transfer of data, process data imports including checking for inconsistencies, and liaise with schools to resolve data conflicts. Application of Department for Education requirements for schools data and General Data Protection Regulation requirements will underpin all activity.

Establishing and maintaining effective communication with schools and colleagues in other local authority teams/services will be essential to ensure all communications received are actioned appropriately and in a timely manner.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Good administrative, analytical and organisational skills
• Able to prioritise and plan own workload in the context of conflicting priorities and work on own initiative
• Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to build sound relationships with customers
• Competent in a range of IT tools
• Experience worker with databases

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 05/05/2024 with interviews planned for week commencing 13/05/2024.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.