Information Support Officer

How you'll make a difference

As an Information Support Officer within the Education Data team, you will assist with the collation, analysis, production and presentation of management information, as well as activities that improve the quality of data feeding into that analysis. Your work will help the council to enhance services and service delivery, contributing to improved outcomes for children, young people and adults.

What you will be doing

It will be your responsibility to process free school meals and the School Census returns. Working closely with schools and other settings, you will help improve the quality of data they provide, either through direct engagement or via system-to-system transfers into our Capita database via XVault. You will be responsible for providing information that supports statutory returns and management reports, informing key decisions such as funding or place planning.

What we need from you

It is essential that you will have experience of working in an environment using a database. You must have good literacy skills to be able to contribute to writing clear, accurate and concise reports.

What you need to know

You will be working 4 days, 29.6 hours per week. This role is being offered as a secondment for a limited term until 30th September 2026. Please ask for permission from your current line manager before applying for this role. This is a hybrid role, you'll be mostly working from home with visits to our office for team meetings. Interviews will be held on Thursday 14th May 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance. We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities. We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work. Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of. We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses. We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained. We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference. We’re making a difference, be part of it! To view the full job description, please click this link: Information Support Officer SGC1307 JOB005275 OBS9 People Social Care Performance 6 Oct 2025