Appointeeship Officer

**Job details**:
Job reference
- REQ02321

Date posted
- 17/04/2024

Application closing date
- 01/05/2024

Location
- Port Talbot Civic Centre

Salary
- £23,500 - £25,119 Per Annum

Package
- Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.4% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities

Contractual hours
- 37

Basis
- Full time

Job category/type
- Finance

**Appointeeship Officer**:
Job description

**Contract**: Temporary until 31/03/2025

**Hours**: Full Time 37 hours per week

**Working Style**: Agile Hybrid Worker

We are looking for a highly motivated person who can demonstrate well developed administrative, ICT, communication and negotiating skills. Excellent people skills are essential as well as a professional manner.

You will be responsible for managing the financial affairs of individuals who have been deemed to lack mental capacity, which includes maximising benefit income and making payments for day to day living costs (including for example household bills/care home fees). You must be able to work independently and as part of a team who is able to adapt to a wide range of tasks.

The main duties of the post:

- **Manage a caseload of mainly appointeeship cases**:

- **Provide advice and guidance to clients, their Care Managers, carers and families as appropriate**:

- **Banking, payment of bills, personal allowance and other financial requirements**

You will h**ave experience in/of;**
- **Administration, IT and financial systems**:

- **Excellent communication skills**:

- **Planning, organisational and negotiations skills**:

- **Able to work as part of a team**

See job description and person specification for a full list of duties and essential criteria needed for the post.

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Christine Jones on

Phone: 01639 686182 or Delyth Jones on 01639 696183

**DBS requirements**:
Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

**Welsh Language Requirements**:
Welsh Language skills are not required

**Additional Information**:
At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.