Information Officer - Statutory School Exclusion Team

Job Title: Information Officer - Statutory School Exclusion Team
Starting Salary: £26,835 progressing to £30,060 pa
Hours: 37.0
Location: Stevenage - hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services

About the team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Information Officer in the Statutory School Exclusion Team.

The Statutory School Exclusion Team is responsible for ensuring the Local Authority's duties in relation to suspension and permanent exclusion from school, and
securing school places for pupils who meet the threshold for Group A of the Hertfordshire Fair Access Protocol.

About the role

In this role you will be the key contact for all data requests submitted to The Statutory School Exclusion Team. You will be responsible for collating and manipulating data on Excel spreadsheets relating to the work of the team, producing reports and information as required by Senior Managers. There is high level of accuracy required and the ability to be creative in the presentation of data.

As part of your duties, you will need to monitor and action the Team's generic email inboxes. You will be responsible for ensuring key processes as part of the DfE Statutory Exclusions Guidance and maintaining the register of permanently excluded pupils, seeking information from stakeholders as required.

You may also be required to offer support, guidance and advice to families, schools and Governors in respect of children at risk of permanent exclusion, or those who have been permanently excluded.

About you

Essential:

• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent experience.
• Experience of liaising with stakeholders to gather information and ensure key deadlines are met.
• Proven ability to maintain statistical and other information, and the production of reports based on these data.
• Experience of working successfully under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisation, time management and prioritisation skills.
• Experience of MS packages, particularly Excel, Word and MS Teams.

Desirable:

• Understanding of the Local Authority statutory responsibilities in relation to school exclusion.

This is an excellent opportunity to bring your technical and personal skills to the role and make it your own. In return we can offer you a supportive team environment and excellent employee benefits.

This job role is within the Community Services, level COM7 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Community services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact anjana.walia@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 28th February

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How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.