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Job information Financial Appointee Officer from the Company Sheffield City Council, this latest Financial Appointee Officer job vacancy is located in the city Sheffield located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Financial field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and positive individual who is customer focused and committed to delivering an excellent and effective service in the Council's Executor Services Team.

We are looking to appoint a Financial Appointee Officer, to help manage the finances of 800 plus clients in Sheffield both in the Community and Care Homes.

The role involves dealing with clients who cannot or are unable to manage their own finances due to Mental Health, Substance Misuse and other Disability, you will be required to liaise with the clients by phone or face to face regarding their income, bills that need paying and an agreed amount of personal monies.

You will liaise with the DWP to ensure that these clients are receiving the correct benefits that they are entitled too.

For the Court of Protection you will be completing reports for the Office of Public Guardianship to show how you have dealt with their finances, you will need to visit the clients to explain what your role is and how you have dealt with their finances. You may be required to organise the clearing of their houses, sell their belongings and sell their property.

Each member of the team will have their own client caseload to manage, however working within a team means that interaction with your colleagues and their clients will also be required.

Working in a team:

• You will have an effective telephone manner and excellent negotiation skills.
• Provide support and advice to clients to help claim the correct DWP benefits to maximise their income and prioritise payments of their utilities, debts and personal monies.
• Support clients on welfare reform changes to mitigate the impacts on themselves.

Successful applicants will need:

• A good knowledge of the Court of Protection (within Local Authorities).
• A good knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act.
• A good knowledge of the DWP benefits and changes taking place.
• An ability to interpret and follow procedures, policies and legislation.
• Experience of general office-based administration systems and procedures.
• Able to use Microsoft IT.
• An ability to learn and understand other IT applications.
• A good knowledge of inputting and storing information on databases.
• Good knowledge of online banking systems.

You will work within Howden House and Home Working in the Executor Service team. You will be required to work flexibly, meeting with clients may who call in to discuss their finances.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Job details

Job reference REQ002577 Date posted 09/08/2024 Application closing date 22/08/2024 Location Sheffield Salary Grade 5 £27,803 to £30,296 Package Permanent Contractual hours 37 Job category/type Adult Social Care

Keywords : Sheffield jobs

Closed Date : 2025-02-19