Data Analyst

This role has a starting salary of £38,746 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

This role is offered as a fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 30/06/2025 with the possibility of an extension.

We are excited to be hiring a new Data Analyst to join our fantastic Early Help and Partnerships team. The team is based in Woking (with hybrid working) and plays a fundamental role in capturing, analysing, and presenting key data and local intelligence, showing the impact of our services for children and families. You will be working as part of a dynamic Early Help service that brings together local partnerships and develops opportunities to enable families to receive the right support at the right time.

Please note, the contractual location for this role is currently Quadrant Court, however it is our intention to move within the local area to Victoria Gate in Central Woking later this year.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team
Our Early Help teams provide support to families across Surrey in a timely and dynamic way, enabling them to achieve their goals and receive support early enough to avoid escalation into statutory interventions. By joining this team you will be helping to shape the development of the services by enabling the partnership to clearly focus and review its impact for children and families.

About the Role
In this role you will specifically use the national Supporting Families Outcomes Framework to capture the data required to analyse and present the impact our services are having for children and families. Your responsibilities will involve conducting manual checks and audits of dip samples from cases, contributing to the development of reports that assist team leaders in identifying trends and areas for improvement. Additionally, you will take a lead role in the development of the Early Help data return, ensuring its accuracy and alignment with departmental targets set by the Department of Education.

You will need to have a thorough understanding of the framework and work systematically through various datasets daily to ensure the council is submitting quality data returns, highlighting any risks, and supporting the team to develop effective solutions to these. You will keep up to date with developments in the framework and support the Strategic Analyst with the wider early help data development.

Shortlisting Criteria

• To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
• The ability to identify, extract and analyse data.
• Experience of working with a range of data at and producing performance reports and/or experience with dashboard tools such as FME and Tableau.
• A robust understanding of children's social care and the Supporting Families Outcomes Framework

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 27th May 2024 with interviews planned for in person in Woking on 12th June.

Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.