Direct Payment Advisor

1 month ago


Harrogate, United Kingdom North Yorkshire County Council Full time

**Grade: H**

**Salary: £29,269 to £32,076 per year**

**Vacancy Hours: 37 hours per week, covering Harrogate North Locality**

**Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time - Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 17:00, Friday 08:30 to 16:30**

**Weekend Working: No**

**Closing Date**:
** 17 September 2023**

**Interview Date**:
**Interview Venue**:
** Jesmond House, Harrogate**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team of Direct Payment Advisors. Are you committed to empowering people to personalise and self-direct their care? Do you have exceptional organisation skills, an eye for detail, enjoy working as part of a team and supporting people to live independently in their own home?

As a Direct Payment Advisor you will manage a caseload and be required to provide information and practical help to those who wish to arrange their own care and support. This involves providing support and/or signposting to appropriate services.

You will also need to have a good understanding of managing finances and budgets.

The Direct Payment Advisor will actively promote the North Yorkshire’s Direct Payment scheme to Social Care professionals, third party organisations and individuals, to meet needs in a person-centred way.

Your caseload will include people with a diverse range of needs, therefore it is essential that you can demonstrate well-developed communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability appropriately challenge, where necessary.

This role offers opportunities for a blended approach to working, with the ability to work some of the time from home. Travel throughout the County and an enhanced DBS clearance will be required.

If you have experience / interest in Social Care Direct Payments or have worked within a Social Care team / Social Care setting, have experiences of dealing with finances and you are looking for a new, interesting and challenging post, we would like to hear from you

Full training and induction will be provided.

**Closing Date***: 17 September 2023.**

**Interview Date**:
**Interview Venue***: Jesmond House, Harrogate.**

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North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


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