Vacancy Description
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and families? Do you have a strong analytical mindset and a drive for continuous improvement? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join West Berkshire Council as a Supporting Families Development Analyst.
As a Supporting Families Development Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the Service Manager in the Children and Family Services. You will be responsible for analysing and interpreting data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement within the service. Your insights and recommendations will contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to enhance the support provided to families in West Berkshire.
To excel in this role, you should have:
1. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to gather, analyse, and interpret complex data
2. Excellent attention to detail and the ability to spot trends and patterns
3. Good understanding of performance management and the ability to use data to drive improvement
4. Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to present findings and recommendations to stakeholders
5. The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across different teams and disciplines
6. Currently the work involves reading files to seek information for evidence of progress for families
7. Ability to use Excel will be essential skill in this role prior to developing good IT systems
This role is fixed term until 31/03/2025 – Funding limited project
West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:
8. Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00
9. Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
10. Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
11. Generous Local Government pension scheme
12. Family friendly policies
13. A range of local discounts
14. Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
15. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment