Financial Assessment Officer – 12-Week Temp (Care)

Service Care; Yazor; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12-week contract

37 hours per week

Herefordshire Council environment

Job summary

Herefordshire Council is recruiting four Financial Assessment Visiting Officers for a 12-week temporary assignment in the Adults and Wellbeing service. You will perform financial assessments for care services, ensuring fair contributions and compliance with policy.

Ideal candidates will have strong numerical and analytical skills, good communication, and the ability to work sensitively with vulnerable adults and families in a local authority setting.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly and sensitively.
• Experience with care-related financial assessments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conducting comprehensive financial assessments for residential and non-residential care.
• Reviewing income, savings, assets and expenditure.
• Determining financial contributions towards care services.
• Signposting to independent financial information and support.
• Communicating sensitively with vulnerable adults and families.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

Herefordshire Council is recruiting four Financial Assessment Visiting Officers for a 12-week temporary assignment in the Adults and Wellbeing service. You will perform financial assessments for care services, ensuring fair contributions and compliance with policy.

Ideal candidates will have strong numerical and analytical skills, good communication, and the ability to work sensitively with vulnerable adults and families in a local authority setting.