Data Officer

Location: Downend, South Gloucestershire

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 30 hours per week minimum

Working weeks: Term time + INSET + 4 additional days in the summer holidays

Salary: CSET 9, £28,598 FTE. £20,809 - £24,277 prorated.

About the Role

Are you a data enthusiast who loves turning complex information into clear, actionable insights? We are looking for a Data Officer to take ownership of our Management Information System (Bromcom) and analytical platforms. Reporting directly to the School Operations Manager, and working closely with a collaborative trust-wide data team and Deputy Headteacher, you will be the school’s go-to expert for data management, reporting and software troubleshooting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the accuracy of Bromcom and analytical software ensuring student data, timetables and admissions run flawlessly.
• Designing and running reports, cleansing data from multiple sources, and preparing critical external submissions like school census returns.
• Acting as the first point of contact for staff queries, providing technical advice and solving data-related challenges.

About You

You are a proactive self-starter who thrives on organisation, accuracy, and working independently. You love diving into spreadsheets, but you also possess the exceptional interpersonal skills needed to collaborate effectively with teachers, trust leads, and external stakeholders.

What you bring to the table:

• A good standard of general education (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) combined with proven data management experience—ideally within an educational environment.
• Advanced ICT skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel and ideally Bromcom or similar school analytical software.
• Outstanding multitasking and organisational abilities, a knack for creative problem-solving, and the confidence to make decisions under minimal direction.
• A deep commitment to acting as a positive adult role model and safeguarding the safety and welfare of our students.

About us

At Downend School we provide a safe, supportive and challenging learning environment that aims to inspire and empower young people to grasp opportunity; to reach their potential and excel; to develop responsibility and integrity and to respect themselves and others. We have a strong ethos based on our core PRIDE values of participation, respect, identity, determination and excellence. We set standards high and aim to nurture young people who are well equipped to become active and positive members of the school community and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a time of rapid change. We are proud of the care and support we offer our students. We strongly believe in the value of creating a friendly and caring school community where youngsters feel a sense of belonging and feel valued and respected. Happy and motivated students will flourish and become successful young people. Above all, Downend is a happy school.

We can offer you:

• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‐quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‐driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Local Authority Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‐in‐service cover
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‐friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 31st July. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website. Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child

CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.

Safeguarding Statement: CSET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not 'protected' (i.e., filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates. Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.