Financial Assessment Caseworker

2 weeks ago


Sunderland, United Kingdom Sunderland City Council Full time

The Social Care Financial Assessment Team are looking to recruit a full time Financial Assessment Caseworker. The team is expanding to help deal with an increasing demand for quality adult social care financial assessments and to prepare for any future charging reform requirements. This is a fixed term role for a period of at least 2 years.

The team are based at City Hall although you will have an agile working pattern which will include a mixture of working from the office, at home and at home visits to customers own properties and residential care homes.

The successful applicant will manage their own caseload and carry out financial assessments for customers who have been assessed to receive adult social care and support services and advise how much someone would need to contribute towards such services in accordance with Care Act 2014 statutory guidance. They will offer advice and support to customers in accessing the council's Deferred Payment Scheme to fund their care and support services as well as carrying out a welfare benefit check on behalf of the customer to ensure they are claiming the correct benefits for their circumstances. They will also collate, record and maintain statistical information relating to the team activity and performance for a variety of reasons.

You will be part of a busy team and will require excellent communication skills as well as decision making within statutory guidelines.

Why work for Sunderland City Council:

- Automatic enrolment with a pay and reward pension scheme with Local Government Pension Scheme
- 26 days leave (excluding bank holidays) with the advantage of an additional leave scheme
- Additional flexi time to allow for work-life balance

Please note that CVs are not acceptable.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £28,770.00-£31,364.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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