Data Management Assistant - Taunton, United Kingdom - Somerset County Council

Somerset County Council

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Taunton, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Why should I choose Somerset Council?
Good question.

Well, for a start, we're a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset.

And that's why we're working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.

If you're looking for a place where your work truly matters - where YOU truly matter - we might be just right for you.

We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

A bit about us

This is a busy team working alongside Schools, and Somerset Council Education, Inclusion, Admissions and Entitlements teams to maintain Student core data using Capita One case management system (training will be provided).

This post is based in Taunton but is hybrid working i.e., both at home and in the office.

The post is for 23 hours per week, and we can be flexible with working pattern.

What will I be doing?

There are a variety of tasks which include contacting schools to check data queries, creating and updating Student records on Capita One case management system, supporting colleagues with termly Statutory School Census.

You will also provide support, advice, and training to other Capita One users.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

The workload can be very high, you will need good ICT skills and have excellent attention to detail to maintain a high level of accuracy to ensure good data quality.

You will also need to have good communication skills to liaise with professionals in Schools and work well with colleagues.

You will need to be confident with Microsoft Office programmes.

What will I be offered in return?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management.

As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

We promote a healthy worklife balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
Staff discounts in gyms.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
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Anything else I should know?
The salary for this role is £13,171 - £13,655 per annum for 23 hours per week.

For further information please contact Jacob Evergarden on

On 1st April 2023, the County and District councils in Somerset were replaced by a new single unitary authority - Somerset Council.

It's an exciting time to join us as we work together to deliver the new council for Somerset.

DBS information
This role requires a basic check via the Disclosure procedure.

Job Reference:
SCC04352