Data Analyst Apprenticeship

Baltic Apprenticeships
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2 months ago
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Are you ready to use data to help shape the future of Catholic education?

This Data Analyst Apprentice opportunity is ideal for someone who is curious about how numbers tell stories and how data can make a real difference in schools. It offers an exciting entry point for anyone who wants to build valuable digital and analytical skills while starting a meaningful career.

Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to its mission to "Uplift Hearts, Inspire Minds" and is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic apprentice to join its central team. The successful candidate will support the Trust by collecting, exploring and presenting data from across its schools, helping to inform decisions that positively impact students' learning and wellbeing.

The apprentice will work with real education data including attendance, achievement, safeguarding and SEND information. They will learn how insights are used to improve support for students while developing technical skills in a collaborative and supportive environment built on the values of Unity, Service, Excellence and Love.

In this role, you'll work towards your Level 4 Data Analyst qualification, delivered by our expert training team at Baltic Apprenticeships

A Typical

Day in the Job:

Apprentice will look at data and information from across all different facets of the Trust and the 7 schools within it.
Creating PowerBi dashboards to analyse both pupil and staff data.
Apprentice will be responsible for data cleansing, checking for errors and looking for anomalies.
Using PowerBi to create graphs, charts and dashboards for visualisations.
Weekly reports to stakeholders regarding data findings.
Will complete statistical analysis, looking at historical data to compare
Will be able to make recommendations to stakeholders and work alongside Data Managers
Look at data and information from across all different facets of the Trust and the 7 schools within it.
Look at things like financial data, compliance data, attendance, estates (the schools and their buildings), academic, HR data, pupil characteristics.
Full training and support will be provided by your workplace mentor and from the team at Baltic Apprenticeships.

Desired Qualities, Skills and Knowledge

Confident in Excel.
Basic PowerBI knowledge.
High work ethic and mindset.
Grade 5 in GCSE Maths & Grade 4 in GCSE English.
Someone with a desire for making a difference to Childrens lives through the power of data.
Someone willing to learn and get stuck in.
Someone with honesty and integrity.
Salary, Hours&Benefits:

£22,000 per annum.
8:30am-5pm Monday to Friday.
Hybrid working after 3 months
30 days annual leave.
Eden red savings voucher.
Cycle to work scheme.
Simply Health - 24/7 GP access, mental health support, dental and optician plans, access to physio therapy and counselling.
This apprenticeship programme will provide you with everything you need to launch and develop your career in data.

Your Training with Baltic Apprenticeships

Baltic Apprenticeships were the first training provider to offer a completely tech-focused, tech-driven training solution. We help people transform their knowledge and passion into skills that employers need.

This apprenticeship will teach you essential data skills, including how to source, format and present data; data validation and analysis; and how to apply legal and ethical principles when gathering and manipulating business data.

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