Welfare Rights Appointee Deputy Officer
Leicester, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
Reference: REQ7661
Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent & Fixed Term for 12 months due to maternity leave Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and a job where no two days are the same? We are looking for an Officer with experience in financial administration to help improve the delivery of our Appointee – Deputyship team within Adult Social Care Finance. Based at Town Hall, Leicester with possible opportunity for hybrid working. This is a full-time, permanent and fixed term 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. We offer flexible and agile working to promote a healthy/work-life balance. What you'll be doing Working within a small and friendly team to help support the service delivery of appointee – deputyship clients. This is a money management job. As an Officer in the Appointee ship & Deputyship team you will be supporting some of our clients who do not have the mental capacity to manage their own finances. You will be working with minimal supervision, managing a case load where you will be responsible for the financial affairs for our clients. This will involve acting as a Corporate Appointee for our clients overseeing personally; sensitive internal and external enquiries. Monitoring and reconciling peoples virtual accounts to ensure that all benefit entitlement is received, people receive their weekly personal allowances, and all priority debts are paid. In addition to the above, you will liaise with external companies such as utility providers, on behalf of our clients, and create accurate financial reports which are submitted to the Office of the Public Guardian. What you'll need With excellent interpersonal and organisation skills being able to communicate sometimes sensitive information to your teams and other colleagues. You'll be able to work without direct supervision as well as part of a team. Managing your own time effectively to ensure tasks are accurately completed and deadlines are met, acting with high levels of trust and personal accountability. With proven experience of the ability to be creative and problem solve. As well as, knowledge and understanding of the Welfare Benefits system and Finance. You'll show us your understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data security and management. Appointment to this role is subject to a DBS check What we can offer you As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator. For any queries please contact Claire Charlesworth via email claire.charlesworth@leicester.gov.uk Interviews / Assessments will take place on week commencing 29th of June
Region: Central
Location: Town Hall
Salary: *GBP*32,061 - *GBP*34,434 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*46,953.83
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time,
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent & Fixed Term for 12 months due to maternity leave
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and a job where no two days are the same?
We are looking for an Officer with experience in financial administration to help improve the delivery of our Appointee – Deputyship team within Adult Social Care Finance.
Based at Town Hall, Leicester with possible opportunity for hybrid working. This is a full-time, permanent and fixed term 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. We offer flexible and agile working to promote a healthy/work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Doing
Working within a small and friendly team to help support the service delivery of appointee – deputyship clients.
This is a money management job. As an Officer in the Appointee ship & Deputyship team you will be supporting some of our clients who do not have the mental capacity to manage their own finances.
You will be working with minimal supervision, managing a case load where you will be responsible for the financial affairs for our clients. This will involve acting as a Corporate Appointee for our clients overseeing personally; sensitive internal and external enquiries. Monitoring and reconciling peoples virtual accounts to ensure that all benefit entitlement is received, people receive their weekly personal allowances, and all priority debts are paid.
In addition to the above, you will liaise with external companies such as utility providers, on behalf of our clients, and create accurate financial reports which are submitted to the Office of the Public Guardian.
What You’ll Need
With excellent interpersonal and organisation skills being able to communicate sometimes sensitive information to your teams and other colleagues. You’ll be able to work without direct supervision as well as part of a team. Managing your own time effectively to ensure tasks are accurately completed and deadlines are met, acting with high levels of trust and personal accountability.
With proven experience of the ability to be creative and problem solve. As well as, knowledge and understanding of the Welfare Benefits system and Finance. You’ll show us your understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data security and management.
Appointment to this role is subject to a DBS check
What We Can Offer You
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator.
For any queries please contact Claire Charlesworth via email claire.charlesworth@leicester.gov.uk
Interviews / Assessments will take place on week commencing 29th of June
Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent & Fixed Term for 12 months due to maternity leave Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and a job where no two days are the same? We are looking for an Officer with experience in financial administration to help improve the delivery of our Appointee – Deputyship team within Adult Social Care Finance. Based at Town Hall, Leicester with possible opportunity for hybrid working. This is a full-time, permanent and fixed term 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. We offer flexible and agile working to promote a healthy/work-life balance. What you'll be doing Working within a small and friendly team to help support the service delivery of appointee – deputyship clients. This is a money management job. As an Officer in the Appointee ship & Deputyship team you will be supporting some of our clients who do not have the mental capacity to manage their own finances. You will be working with minimal supervision, managing a case load where you will be responsible for the financial affairs for our clients. This will involve acting as a Corporate Appointee for our clients overseeing personally; sensitive internal and external enquiries. Monitoring and reconciling peoples virtual accounts to ensure that all benefit entitlement is received, people receive their weekly personal allowances, and all priority debts are paid. In addition to the above, you will liaise with external companies such as utility providers, on behalf of our clients, and create accurate financial reports which are submitted to the Office of the Public Guardian. What you'll need With excellent interpersonal and organisation skills being able to communicate sometimes sensitive information to your teams and other colleagues. You'll be able to work without direct supervision as well as part of a team. Managing your own time effectively to ensure tasks are accurately completed and deadlines are met, acting with high levels of trust and personal accountability. With proven experience of the ability to be creative and problem solve. As well as, knowledge and understanding of the Welfare Benefits system and Finance. You'll show us your understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data security and management. Appointment to this role is subject to a DBS check What we can offer you As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator. For any queries please contact Claire Charlesworth via email claire.charlesworth@leicester.gov.uk Interviews / Assessments will take place on week commencing 29th of June
Region: Central
Location: Town Hall
Salary: *GBP*32,061 - *GBP*34,434 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*46,953.83
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time,
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent & Fixed Term for 12 months due to maternity leave
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and a job where no two days are the same?
We are looking for an Officer with experience in financial administration to help improve the delivery of our Appointee – Deputyship team within Adult Social Care Finance.
Based at Town Hall, Leicester with possible opportunity for hybrid working. This is a full-time, permanent and fixed term 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. We offer flexible and agile working to promote a healthy/work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Doing
Working within a small and friendly team to help support the service delivery of appointee – deputyship clients.
This is a money management job. As an Officer in the Appointee ship & Deputyship team you will be supporting some of our clients who do not have the mental capacity to manage their own finances.
You will be working with minimal supervision, managing a case load where you will be responsible for the financial affairs for our clients. This will involve acting as a Corporate Appointee for our clients overseeing personally; sensitive internal and external enquiries. Monitoring and reconciling peoples virtual accounts to ensure that all benefit entitlement is received, people receive their weekly personal allowances, and all priority debts are paid.
In addition to the above, you will liaise with external companies such as utility providers, on behalf of our clients, and create accurate financial reports which are submitted to the Office of the Public Guardian.
What You’ll Need
With excellent interpersonal and organisation skills being able to communicate sometimes sensitive information to your teams and other colleagues. You’ll be able to work without direct supervision as well as part of a team. Managing your own time effectively to ensure tasks are accurately completed and deadlines are met, acting with high levels of trust and personal accountability.
With proven experience of the ability to be creative and problem solve. As well as, knowledge and understanding of the Welfare Benefits system and Finance. You’ll show us your understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data security and management.
Appointment to this role is subject to a DBS check
What We Can Offer You
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator.
For any queries please contact Claire Charlesworth via email claire.charlesworth@leicester.gov.uk
Interviews / Assessments will take place on week commencing 29th of June
