School Organisation Officer

Location: Hybrid, WFH, School Visits to schools within Walsall Borough and working onsite at Civic Centre, Walsall Town Centre

Working hours: 37 hours per week, Mon - Thurs 8.45am - 5.15pm, Fri - 8.45am - 4.45pm

Driving Licence is beneficial, not essential.
Standard DBS check required.
Face to face interview.

Someone with data analysis skills, proficient use of Excel. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a range of audiences, including schools and headteachers. Ability to undertake an element of manual work through measuring rooms with a measuring device.

Job spec:

There are manual handling duties required of the post-holder, including the delivery of consultation documents to schools.

The post-holder will be expected to use VDU equipment and an electronic measuring device on a regular basis.

The post-holder will be required to visit school sites on a regular basis to conduct net capacity assessments, and to attend meetings. Occasional attendance at evening meetings in schools and council buildings will be required.

To communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English
DBS Required

Main purpose of the job role:

• To maintain and update pupil projection databases;
• To prepare forecasts of mainstream pupil numbers based on information from a variety of sources including ONS and health service birth data, pupil migration data, admissions data, housing development information and the school census;
• To liaise with the SEN Team to prepare forecasts of special school pupil numbers;
• To provide information to the School Organisation Manager and the Service Manager to support area reviews of the provision of school places;
• To support with the preparation of consultation documents, letters, reports and statutory notices for School Organisation proposals for mainstream and special schools; take minutes at consultation meetings and provide administrative support for school project teams;
• To support with the preparation of reports on School Organisation issues for stakeholders and decision makers;
• To complete and review net capacity assessments for schools;
• To assist with the review and updating of school suitability data;
• To liaise with the IFM team to support school expansion projects;
• To support the School Organisation Manager with the completion and submission of the annual SCAP return and the completion of any other relevant statistical returns as required by the DFE;
• To support the School Organisation Manager to respond to queries on the SCAP return;
• To support the School Organisation Manager and Service Manager with the preparation and review of the local sufficiency strategy report;
• To develop an understanding of admissions legislation and an overview of admissions procedures;