Data Officer

The Radclyffe School, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 0LS

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Term Time only (190 days) plus 10 days (including the last week of the summer holidays) 36 hours 40 minutes a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 4, Point 12-17 (£24,308 - £26,368 with pro rata applied)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you highly organised with strong attention to detail? Do you have a passion for data management and supporting school improvement? If so, we’re looking for a School Data Officer to join our team.

In this role, you will provide essential data and administrative support across the school, ensuring accurate data input and management in line with our assessment calendar. You will also support departments with curriculum data entry and assist with data returns, playing a key role in maintaining efficient and effective school operations.

It is essential that the postholder is organised, excellent at multi-tasking, works flexibly and has a ‘can do’ attitude.

The post-holder will be required to undertake appropriate training where offered to ensure that their skills remain up to date. The school will provide training on all relevant software to ensure proficiency in necessary systems.

• Literacy and Numeracy skills equivalent to Level 2 of the National Qualification & Credit Framework
• Highly numerate and analytical
• Professional qualification relevant to Data Management (Desirable).

• Communicate information and ‘translate’ between school data terminology and technical terms
• Communicate proactively and update on progress of tasks
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Plan and organise activities within own workload, considering the data collection deadlines.
• Recognise and prioritise urgent requirements
• Understand the ebb and flow of the school year
• Anticipate impact of future events and plan accordingly
• Create and edit data accurately and efficiently within time constraints
• Have experience within a similar role in business or education sector
• Have experience using computerised administrative systems with reference to information management analysis
• Have experience in the use of Excel, pivot tables and management information
• Have experience in the use of Power BI to produce reports (Desirable).
• Embrace and utilise the latest technology to improve efficiencies
• Have experience in the use of BromCom or similar management information systems (Desirable)
• Have a good understanding of the data requirements of a school.

• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team
• Capable of working under pressure and responding quickly to changing demands
• Demonstrate experience of working with confidential material where discretion is paramount
• Ability to understand and follow instructions to ensure successful completion of tasks
• Ability to work independently in line with agreed instructions
• Positive ‘can-do’ approach to work
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• A commitment to promote and support the school’s ethos for staff wellbeing for staff and students.

What the school offers its staff

Our Vision:

• As exemplified in our motto, “Working Together for Excellence”, we will collaborate to create an extended school family around each child, comprising their peers, their staff and their parents & carers that has the common aim of supporting that student to be the very best version of themselves every single day;
• Every student who attends The Radclyffe School will have equal access to an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum that will not only allow them to learn essential knowledge across a range of subjects but will stimulate them to build on this in the future and enable them to pursue their personal dreams;
• Supported by our culture of high expectations, all our students, no matter what their background or previous social and academic experience, will leave our school as well-qualified, literate, numerate, independent and confident young adults with a global perspective, ready to make a highly positive contribution to their community and wider society;
• In our diverse and inclusive school community, our staff will nurture our students and instill within them the attributes of resilience and personal responsibility as well as the values of respect, kindness and acceptance of one another and of people from all faiths, cultures and backgrounds.

As an employer we can offer you:

• a successful and forward-looking school with stunning and unrivalled facilities.
• a supportive staff and Senior Leadership Team to help you develop your full potential.
• a school renowned for outstanding professional development opportunities across both its support and teaching staff.
• a highly skilled team.
• a school community committed to corporate excellence.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Radclyffe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please see our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy for further information: https://theradclyffeschool.co.uk/safeguarding-child-protection-policy/

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Data Officer - Job Description - Feb 2025.pdf - 177 KB (opens in new tab)

Data Officer - Person Spec -Feb 2025.pdf - 143 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Radclyffe School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1475 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Radclyffe School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@theradclyffeschool.co.uk
• Phone number: 01616223200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-radclyffe-school (opens in new tab)

The Radclyffe School is a popular 11-16 maintained Foundation (Co-operative) Trust school in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. The Governing Body has direct responsibility for the employment of staff, its finances, the running of the school and the outcomes it achieves. It is a larger than average secondary school with 1500 mixed gender students on roll. The school is full in every year group. Over 70% of students are from ethnic minority backgrounds, most of whom are of Pakistani or Bangladeshi heritage. Some 30% of students qualify for free school meals or a clothing grant to help with the purchase of school uniform.

Arranging a visit to The Radclyffe School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theradclyffeschool.co.uk.

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