Attendance Data Analyst & Support Assistant

Peterborough City Council; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government agency is seeking a Data Analyst & Support Assistant in Peterborough. This role involves extracting data for management information to improve school attendance. The ideal candidate will have excellent IT skills and attention to detail, with GCSE level education or equivalent. The position offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits, including development opportunities and flexible bank holidays.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays

Access to a range of discounts

Development opportunities including apprenticeships

Paid volunteering hours

Qualifications

• Understanding of Local Authority working and Attendance policies preferred.
• Flexible and adaptable to fast-paced demands.
• Highly organized with the ability to meet statutory deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Extract data from internal systems to provide management information.
• Support improvement of school attendance across the City.
• Data inputting on the Attendance Service database.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Education

GCSE standard or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft packages

Job description

All about the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Attendance Service for a Data Analyst & Support Assistant. This person will be extracting data from our internal systems and using this to provide management information to the Manager and Head of Service in order to ensure statutory deadlines are being met and to help support the improvement of school attendance across the City.

This is an exciting role and the successful applicant will need to be flexible, approachable and able to adapt to ever changing demands in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally, the right candidate will be educated to GCSE standard, or equivalent, and should have an understanding of Local Authority working, Attendance policies and procedures although this is not essential.

You will be highly organised and efficient with the ability to produce work of a high standard within set timescales, meeting statutory deadlines, which is non-negotiable in this environment.

As well as having good working knowledge of Windows and Microsoft packages, the role requires data inputting on the Attendance Service database, for which you will receive training. Candidates will require excellent IT skills, with accuracy and attention to detail, which is paramount.

This is a home working/office-based hybrid post at Sand Martin House where you will be the first point of contact for all enquiries into the team, therefore, having excellent communication and telephony skills combined with a sensitive approach are essential.

All about the Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme

• Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
• Access to car lease scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail]; we will work with you to meet your needs.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.