Performance Analyst, Vulnerable Children

We now have an excellent opportunity for a Performance Analyst focusing on Vulnerable Children to join our small and friendly Performance, Intelligence & Insight team - with the chance to progress, shape and challenge our service. In this key position, you will provide performance data and analysis to Children's Social Care colleagues, senior managers, elected members, partners and the Department of Education. This will include collecting and processing data across all areas of vulnerable children including Early Help, Social Care and Community Health Services to support and improve the delivery and planning of those support services. Working in collaboration with other vulnerable children's analysts, the aim is to provide high quality, timely professional data analysis to inform and improve outcomes for children, young people and families. You will get the opportunity to utilise a range of skills in data collection, analysis and presentation. This information will allow social care and health professionals and commissioners to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in helping them thrive and stay safe. We are forward thinking and looking for new talent and ideas, therefore this is a great opportunity for you to challenge and shape our service, in an organisation that truly makes a difference to the local community. We are focused in supporting your professional development and can offer award winning leadership development programmes as well as coaching and mentoring networks.

• You'll have a fascination with data, how it can be used to measure performance and help services improve. You'll also have a desire to utilise performance to improve outcomes for Swindon residents.
• You will be able to evidence that you have strong Microsoft Excel and analytical skills. You will also have previous experience of working with data and statistics in an analytical capacity.
• You will require an eye for detail with a strong customer service focus. Your excellent written and verbal communication skills will ensure that our service standards remain high.
This role is 37 hours per week but we operate an agile working policy, allowing you to manage your own diary and work flexibly, including off-site/remote working. You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act - for the effective performance of a customer-facing role)., Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don't meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

At Swindon Borough Council, we understand what matters to our residents: an affordable home, good education, job opportunities and quality of life in a great location, as one of the UK's fastest growing towns. That's why we're working with partners to deliver our ambitious vision for Swindon so that the borough continues to thrive in the future and benefits from well-managed growth, investment and regeneration.

Your next package Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details. As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance. For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It's why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you'll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We'll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we'll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you'll be proud to say it was made better with you.