Data & Compliance Officer

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade E SCP 11 £28,142 - SCP 16 £30,518

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Hyde Town Hall

Assessment Date: 24/03/2026

The Role

Are you passionate about making a difference for children and young people?

As our Virtual School Data and Compliance Officer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring every child we support has the best chance to thrive educationally.

In this key position, you will take the lead on gathering, analysing, and maintaining highquality education datacovering attendance, attainment, suspensions, and wider outcomes. Your work will underpin the Virtual School’s ability to understand performance, target support effectively, and meet important statutory duties.

You’ll develop clear, insightful reports, manage data flow between schools and social care partners, and support colleagues to use our data systems confidently. Alongside this, you’ll ensure we remain compliant with GDPR, FOI, and Subject Access Requests, helping to safeguard information and uphold high standards of practice.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, has excellent attention to detail, and wants their work to have real impact on the lives of children in care and other vulnerable young people.

About You

You’re someone who brings clarity to complexity. You enjoy turning raw information into meaningful insights and take pride in accuracy, organisation, and getting things right first time. Curious by nature, you ask the right questions, spot patterns quickly, and aren’t afraid to dive into detail when it matters.

You’re confident with digital tools and comfortable navigating different systems, but what really sets you apart is your ability to communicate clearlywhether you’re sharing data trends with colleagues or helping others understand how to use systems effectively.

Your working style is calm, reliable, and focused. You manage your time well, stay on top of deadlines, and handle sensitive information with professionalism and care. You enjoy collaborating with others, build positive working relationships easily, and bring a thoughtful, solutionfocused approach to challenges.

Above all, you’re motivated by making a difference. You believe that highquality information can change outcomes for childrenand you want to be part of a team that uses data to do exactly that.

About Us

Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services

“I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues.

“I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here.

“We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change.

“We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding.

“I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.”

Our Heart of Support Practice Approach

At Tameside, we believe in:

• Compassion understanding the lived experiences of children and families.
• Curiosity asking questions that lead to deeper insight and better outcomes for children.
• Collaboration working together across services to deliver joined-up support.
• Conversation listening and engaging meaningfully with children, families and professionals.
• Courage leading with courage, making bold and compassionate decisions that put children first.

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.

For further information about this role please contact the Tracey Rollings on tracey.rollings@tameside.gov.uk