Financial Assessment Caseworker

2 days ago

Halifax, United Kingdom Calderdale Council Full time

Application closing date- 20/03/2025- Location- Halifax- Salary- Scale 5 £27,711 - £30,060 per annum- Package- 37 hours per week, Fixed Term 12 months x 1- Job category/type- Council- Job description

**Post Ref**: CC278

**What will you be doing?**
- Working with customers or their appointed representatives to obtain and analyse financial information to calculate how much they need to pay towards the cost of care and support.
- Inputting financial information using the Council’s computerised systems to process community and residential care charges.
- Identifying welfare benefits that may be available to claim and take follow up action.
- Supporting customers, their representatives and social care practitioners to resolve care charge queries.
- Dealing with and making decisions on complex cases, such as backdated charges, deprivation of assets, disability related expenditure, and deferred payments. This may include reporting potential safeguarding concerns in respect of financial abuse.

What knowledge, skills, and experience do you need?
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations, the Care and Support (Deferred Payment) Regulations and the care and support statutory guidance.
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to use computerised systems to enter information and accurately input data.
- Able to work with mínimal supervision, organising and prioritising your workload

**Why should you work for us?**
- There’s a supportive feel to our team; we have approachable and supportive managers who have an open door and are willing to listen.
- We are proud to offer an environment that is rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Calderdale.
- You would be one of nearly 3000 people working for Calderdale with wide-ranging skills and expertise. These are colleagues you can collaborate with, teach, learn from and have fun working with.
- We provide a generous annual leave entitlement which increases by 5 days after 5 years' service with the organisation.
- Homeworking is a key feature of this role, attending other work places as required. Our excellent technology and equipment will enable you to connect and collaborate from anywhere.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

**Closing Date: 20th March 2025**
**Interviews: 3rd and 4th April 2025**

**Previous applicants need not apply**.

We may utilise digital interview methods.

On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, an early submission is advised.

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