DATA OFFICER
FIXED TERM until August 2026 – Maternity Cover
25 hours per week – Term Time only, 38 weeks
Start Date: November 2025
Grade 6, SCP 6 - £25,989 - pro-rata
We are pleased to invite applications for a Data Officer post who will be responsible for the provision of efficient administrative support within the school in relation to data management. Including ensuring the schools compliance with LA and school administrative and reporting requirements, including undertaking manual and computer data entry and extraction and other administrative duties.
We are looking for:
* A person who is a positive team player.
* A person with experience in handling school data and analysis.
* A person who can use their initiative.
* A person who can deal with changing and conflicting work deadlines.
The post will be for 25 hours per week and the detail of this will be discussed at interview.
Dorchester Middle School is a member of the Wessex Multi-Academy Trust of local First, Middle and Upper schools who share resources, planning and expertise in order to enhance continuity across all stages of the children's' education.
Applications can be made or downloaded via. Individual CVs will not be accepted. You can also find further details about the school and its facilities via the school website.
Closing date: 3rd October 2025
Interviews: TBC
Dorchester Middle School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements for an employee under 5 years' service.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Dorchester Middle School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.