Visiting Officer
Vacancy Details
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Location: | Civic Centre |
Region: | North East England |
Date Posted: | 28/06/2022 |
Reference: | 0000004813 |
Description
ADULT
& COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES DEPARTMENT
USER PROPERTY & FINANCE TEAM
VISITING OFFICER REF:
101416
Band 7-9 (Development Scheme) £20,852 - £27,514pa
Permanent
37hpw
Hartlepool is a vibrant and energetic town with growing prospects. As an authority we want to make Hartlepool the best it possibly can be and want dedicated, driven and committed staff to help us achieve that.
The Visiting Officer Development Scheme is a newly created scheme which will provide a good opportunity for career progression withiin an experienced, supportive and successful specialist team within Adult Social Care.
Your duties as a visiting officer will include delivering an effective and efficient service in relation to the completion of financial assessments for non-residential and residential services; providing benefit advice to service users, and supporting with benefit applications; managing, as required by statute, the finances of those individuals who do not have the capacity to manage them themselves through appointeeship / deputyship; and arranging public health funerals / protection of properties / boarding of pets, when there are no other persons available to carry out the role. Training will be provided.
Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as is an ability to take responsibility for managing your own workload. You will also need to have good IT skills, including working with applications such as Access, Excel and Word.
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check plus barring list Adults check. A full UK driving licence with access to a car for work purposes is also required.
For further information regarding this post, please contact Janet Dickinson, Financial Services Manager, Adult Social Care on (01429) 523883.
Closing date: 14th July 2022
Interviews: 19th July 2022
In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions:
- Have you read the Application Guidance and GDPR Statement on this website?