Education System Data Assistant

Job Introduction

We have an great opportunity to join our Schools Data Team, working on data collection from our schools.

Our School’s Data Team are the key to supporting schools to enable them to complete the Department of Education school censes. The school census is a statutory return which takes place during the autumn, spring, and summer terms. The census collects information about individual pupils and about the schools themselves.

You will work closely with schools to ensure we have accurate and update information from them for other services to use the data.

This role is a maternity leave cover for 10 months.

Main Responsibility

Main Responsibilities

You will work closely as a team to:

• Process school data and work closely with schools to ensure the data is accurate.
• Collect weekly attendance for pupils attending Staffordshire Schools and our vulnerable populations.
• Work with schools to collect and import school files.
• Data Quality – run reports and update data.
• Produce high quality processes notes and arrange meetings for projects.
• Manage the School Census. Working with schools to ensure they have recorded the data correctly.
• Collect assessment data from schools.

The Ideal Candidate

The Ideal Candidate

For the purpose of shortlisting, the minimum criteria for this role is:

The ability to communicate clearly, confidently and effectively with a range of people across the organisation and externally through phone, e-mail and in person.

• Be able to develop effective working relationships and provide excellent customer service.
• Good organisation skills and attention to detail, as you’ll be keeping data updated and you’ll be working to deadlines.
• A flexible approach to work as sometimes things can change, and so you’ll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly.
• An ability to work as part of a team but also using their own initiative.
• A passion to always give the best service
• A good working knowledge of MS Office

But it’s important to note that if you’re unsure whether your experience or skills are suitable, please get in touch with the recruiting manager Mandi Edwards Education Systems Development Lead Manager at:

You will mainly be office based, although some home working is arranged on a rota basis dependant on the demands of the service.

Interviews will be held week commencing W/C 14th September in person at Staffordshire Place 1.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

Please note: The minimum criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes, detailed below.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead – that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits – Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer , a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers – we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Attached documents

• Professional Accountabilities for Employees (2).pdf
• Candidate Guide 2026.pdf
• Education Systems Data Assistant 80062366 G05 CAS.pdf

Apply

Education System Data Assistant

• Salary £26,400 – £27,254
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference staffscc/TP/1626/4646
• Contract Type Fixed Term Full Time
• Working Hours 37
• Closing Date 7 September, 2026
• Job Category Education (non Schools)
• Business Unit Education Strategy & Improvement
• Location Staffordshire Place 1 , United Kingdom
• Posted on 24 August, 2026