Job Introduction
You will join a friendly, hardworking and committed team with a passion to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.
This role will focus on ensuring robust and accurate record keeping for children being educated other than at school.
You'll will be responsible for systems, data entry and processing data effectively to provide commissioners with the necessary information to process charges for education. You'll also undertake operational duties associated with the day-to-day running of our Alternative Provision Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This will entail working effectively with colleagues to tight deadlines.
It is an exciting opportunity to develop this new role and take forward this area of work. If you are able to use your initiative, experienced in working with data and systems, and most importantly want to help improve outcomes for children and young people, we want you to hear from you.
Main Responsibility
The role will involve:
- ensuring robust and accurate record keeping for children being educated other than at school.
- maintaining information systems, including a range of databases.
- data entry and processing data effectively to provide commissioners with information to process charges for education.
- operational duties associated with the day-to-day administration of the Alternative Provision Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
- Assisting with the maintenance and monitoring of contracts and commissioning budgets, including raising invoices and payments
- Liaising with a range of staff to secure education for children who are out of school
The Ideal Candidate
You'll need:
- NVQ III in Business Administration (or equivalent) or previous experience in business administration.
- ICT skills including a working knowledge of Excel, data collection and analysis techniques
- organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Carolyn Knight - carolyn.knight@staffordshire.gov.uk
Interviews will take place week commencing 7 and 14 October 2024
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.
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