Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 18.5
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Grade D £25,992 - £26,835 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Location: Loxley House and/or Woolsthorpe Depot
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Nottingham City Council’s SEND Support Service as part of SEN Data and Finance, reporting to the Service Delivery Manager. This role plays a vital part in supporting the management and processing of High Level Needs (HLN) funding, contributing to key areas such as panel administration, financial data handling, school communication, and the ongoing maintenance of the HLN database. You will be responsible for coordinating funding adjustments, producing detailed school reports, supporting the SEN2 and AP Censuses, and helping ensure data accuracy across key systems such as Capita. You will also assist with financial queries and respond to data requests while maintaining compliance with data protection legislation.
You will be joining a supportive and committed team working to ensure effective delivery of statutory services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The SEND Support Service provides administrative and casework support across a wide range of SEND functions, and you will work closely with colleagues across the service, as well as schools and other external stakeholders. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, values accuracy, and wants to make a real difference in supporting positive outcomes for children and young people in Nottingham.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including experience with formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when handling financial and pupil data.
- Ability to manage and prioritise multiple administrative and data tasks effectively to meet deadlines.
- Confident in working with and maintaining large datasets, including cross-checking information from multiple sources.
- Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain data to non-specialists.
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a willingness to learn new systems and contribute to process improvements.
- A standard DBS check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post
here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the
additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Daniel Kurtis - SEND Support Service Delivery Manager, by telephone on 67434 or by email at
[email protected]Closing Date: 17:00 on the 4th July 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: W/c 14th July 2025
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
