Data Technician, English Learner Program & Research

Data Technician, English Learner Program & Research

Job : 5695900

Final date to receive applications: May 24, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)

Re-Posted: May 11, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Location: Omaha Public Schools Teacher Administrative Center, 3215 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE 68131

Reports to: Director of English Learner Programs, and the Executive Director of Research

Work Schedule/FLSA Status: Full-time, 12-month / Salaried exempt

Salary

Schedule:

This is a non-negotiated position. Salary grade S26/91D starts at $81,579.08 per year. Salary credit may be awarded for applicable experience. This is a grant-funded position.

Position

Purpose:

The Data Technician Supporting English Learner Programs position works within the Research Division to support data requests and reporting for the district, specifically for English Learner and Refugee Programs. Data Technicians work closely with the Executive Director of Research and other department leadership to draft data reporting plans for requests that are made on behalf of internal or external stakeholders. Additionally, this position will support the needs of our Curriculum and Instructional Support Department's Office of English Learner, Dual Language, Refugee, and Migrant Education for EL and refugee programs data.

This position requires an individual who can protect the confidentiality of student and staff records that are stored and processed within the Research Division. General duties will include completing quarterly and annual district, state, and federal reports, processing and fulfilling data requests, merging and cleaning datasets to prepare them for analysis to fulfill research projects and requests, and conducting quality control checks of data stored within Infinite Campus and specific to English Learner and Refugee programs.

• Provide outstanding customer service with high standards of tact and courtesy.
• Clean, recode, and format datasets for research projects.
• Process and fulfill data requests on demand and as approved by the research review committee.
• Support the completion of annual district, state, and federal reports.
• Conduct quality control audits of English Learner and Refugee data in our student information system (i.e., Infinite Campus) against policy expectations.
• Compile longitudinal data to support instructional decision-making at the systems level.
• Create insights from the personal exploration of data.
• Combine multiple sources of data to address research questions or requests related to English Learner and Refugee data.
• Provide support to the Research Staff in summarizing data using appropriate reporting tools.
• Create, maintain, and ensure the quality of datasets, reports, and metrics.
• Order office materials and supplies.
• Assist with the collection, organization, editing, and compilation of monthly, quarterly, or annual statistical reports.
• Maintain historical data files.
• Proactively seek to help other team members when workload permits.
• Proactively seek opportunities to enhance job skills.

Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or other central office administrators.

This position may require the ability to use basic office equipment, including computers, copiers, and scanners. Must always comply with OPS’s guidelines for equipment use.

Local travel may be required.

• Must be able to respond rapidly to requests.
• Must have organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard.
• Seeing to read a variety of materials.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Bending at the waist, kneeling, or crouching to file and retrieve materials.
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

• Contact with district personnel, community stakeholders, and vendors.
• Will work under the direct supervision of the Director of English Learner Programs and the Executive Director of Research to complete day-to-day tasks.
• Will be working with a diverse…