Financial Assessment and Advice Team Manager

Sheffield City Council HQ; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council HQ is seeking a Financial Assessment and Advice Team Manager to lead the Funding Team in Adult Care and Wellbeing. The role involves managing the team responsible for financial assessments, ensuring compliance with legislation, and promoting diversity and inclusion within the workforce. Applicants should possess strong organisational skills and experience in a managerial role.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of financial assessments in line with Care Act legislation.
• Ability to manage a team effectively.
• Proficiency in various IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Financial Assessment and Advice Team.
• Ensure compliance with Care Act legislation in financial assessments.
• Manage applications and appeals related to financial assessments.

Skills

Organisational skills

Team Management

IT proficiency

Job description

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We are looking for an organised and professional person to become the next successful Financial Assessment and Advice Team Manager, who will be responsible for leading the continued success of the Funding Team, within Adult Care and Wellbeing. This is a rare opportunity.

The successful person will be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of a number of Financial Assessment and Advice Officers to complete financial assessments in line with the Care Act. Experience of this legislation will be an essential part of the work.

The successful person will need to be able to use a number of different IT systems to perform this role. You would need to complete all mandatory training in line with Council Policies, and make sure that GDPR is adhered to.

The successful person will be expected to manage the following:

• Applications for Deferred Payment Agreement
• Capital Drops
• Pre assessment Funding requests
• Complaints / MP and Councillor Enquiries
• Appeals process and Ombudsman cases

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 pay slip 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.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page .