Early Help Data Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Hereford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking council dedicated to improving the lives of young people in Herefordshire. As an Early Help Data Officer, you will play a crucial role in supporting youth employment initiatives, ensuring accurate data management, and compliance with policies. This position offers a competitive salary, generous leave, and a supportive work environment that values innovation and collaboration. Be part of a passionate team making a real difference in the community, while enjoying flexible working options and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Pension Scheme Enrolment

Generous Annual Leave

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance Programme

Payment of Professional Membership Fees

Pick Your Perks Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in gathering and recording data accurately.
• Proven track record of working with multiple data sets.

Responsibilities

• Support local authority in delivering statutory duties.
• Ensure young people access education, training, and employment.

Skills

Data Recording

Compliance with Statutory Requirements

Data Management

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

About The Role
Job Title: Early Help Data Officer
Contract: Permanent
Salary: HC06 £27,269 - £31,067 pro rata £13,634 - £15,533 per annum
Hours: 18.5
Location: Hereford
Closing Date: 11/05/2025
Interview Date: 16/05/2025

In Herefordshire, we care about our people and how we deliver services to our community.We want to attract the best talent.In the Education, Skills and Learning Service we encourage a culture that puts children and young people at the heart of everything we do, by empowering our people to collaborate, think innovatively, make decisions and find solutions. Join us and be part of something better.
We wish to recruit a post 16 data and engagement officer to join the team working within the Youth Employment Hub. The Hub provides advice, guidance and support to all young people aged 16-24 to help them gain skills to access education, training and employment.
You will be have experience of gathering and recording data, maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and local and national policy.
You will have a proven track record of data recording within your current role and working across multiple data sets and both internal and external partners.
The successful candidate will have the requisite skillset to support the local authority to deliver their statutory duties and to ensure Herefordshire young people can access the support they need to access education, training and employment
Safeguarding of children and young people is taken seriously by the council and a disclosure and barring services check will be undertaken for successful applicants.
Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:
A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension andstaff benefits scheme, which includes:

• PensionScheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Generous Annual Leave:31 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
• Flexible working:flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
• Employee Assistance Programme:24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment ofprofessional membership fees
• Pick your perks– our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

About Us
Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.
Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life.It’s the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People.
How do we do this?By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this.We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!
Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people’s lives.This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.
We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.
Therefore, we take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Come to Herefordshire and join the journey.
Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.
We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, or their families. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant;and
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supportingyoung people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.
To apply, please submit your CV and complete thesupporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.