Vacancy Details

Description

ADULT & COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES DEPARTMENT

USER PROPERTY & FINANCE TEAM

 

VISITING OFFICER                                                                                         REF: 101416

Band 7 - 9 £24,702 - £31,364 pa (Development Scheme)

Permanent 

37hpw

 

The post is part of a Visiting Officer Development Scheme, which will provide a good opportunity for career progression within an experienced, supportive and successful specialist team within Adult Social Care. Full training will be provided.

 

The role is incredibly varied, and no two days are often the same. Duties will eventually include completing financial assessments for non-residential and residential services, providing benefit advice to service users and supporting them with benefit applications. You will also help to manage the finances of individuals who do not have the capacity to do so themselves through legal appointment. There will also be scope to help with arranging things like public health funerals, protection of properties and boarding of pets when there are no other persons available to carry out the role.

 

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 Word and Excel.

 

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.

 

PLEASE NOTE - All communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the e-mail address that you haveregistered. Please ensure that you check your junk mail.

 

Closing date: 24 October 2024 - Midnight

 

In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions: