SIMS Senior Support Officer

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

Halton Borough Council ICT Services is committed to helping schools and academies manage and administer their data effectively and efficiently so it can be used as a strategic resource. As an Accredited SIMS and Arbor Support Unit, our team provides educational establishments with a comprehensive support package to ensure effective management and support of their MIS system, whilst providing their staff with the support and training required to effectively administer their schools data.

Our service is delivered and supported by our highly skilled, dedicated MIS Support Team who have unparalleled expertise in the EES SIMS Suite of applications, Arbor MIS and statutory regulations and requirements. Our Support Team are available to provide Schools with expert advice, support and guidance on how to get the best from their investment, improve processes, manage data and provide support and guidance in all areas of statutory requirements and regulations, including Census, Assessment Returns and evidence compliance

Hours: 37 per week

Your Contributions:

The Senior SIMS Data School Support Officer is responsible for supporting schools and academies with the use and management of their data and associated SIMS modules together with supporting schools with their data governance including impact of GDPR.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience with School Management Information Systems (SIMS and integrated modules)
• In-depth knowledge of GDPR and data compliance in education
• Advanced ICT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Highly organised, deadline-driven, and a proactive problem solver
• Collaborative team player with a commitment to quality and ongoing development

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Louise Heneghan @ louise.heneghan@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place W/C 30/06/2025

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!