Financial Assessment Team Leader

Essential Employment; Hedge End; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A temporary employment agency is seeking a Financial Assessment Team Leader in Hedge End. The role involves managing complex financial assessments for social care costs, providing advice to clients, and coordinating with care management staff. Ideal candidates will have A Levels or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, experience in social care finance, and effective communication skills. This position is full-time on a temporary contract basis.

Qualifications

• Understanding of calculations and criteria for assessing individuals' finances.
• Awareness of financial support options available for social care.
• Experience providing advice and information to service users.

Responsibilities

• Calculate contributions to social care costs, including complex assessments.
• Coordinate assessments and charges with clients and care management staff.
• Provide advice on charges and options such as top-ups.

Skills

Knowledge of social care finance processes

Effective communication skills with empathy

Ability to manage workload

Education

A Levels or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Financial Assessment Team Leader needed in Southampton, GBP20.98ph

PAYE -

Requirements:

• A Levels or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of processes and procedures relating to social care finance.
• Understanding of calculations and criteria for assessing individuals' finances.
• Awareness of financial support options available for social care.
• Experience in technical administrative work.
• Experience providing advice and information to service users.
• Effective communication skills with empathy and tact for engaging with service users and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage workload and reprioritize tasks as needed.

Responsibilities:

1. Work with clients or their representatives to calculate contributions to social care costs, including complex financial assessments requiring legal input.
2. Coordinate with clients, care management staff, providers, and internal teams to ensure assessments and charges comply with regulations and policies.
3. Provide advice on charges and options such as top-ups and deferred payments, and support clients in managing debts.
4. Assist individuals in accessing welfare benefits when eligible.
5. Identify and escalate safeguarding issues appropriately.
6. Refer clients to independent financial advice when necessary.
7. Offer procedural advice to social work teams, managers, clients, and relatives regarding financial assessments and benefits.

This is a full-time role on a temporary contract basis.

If interested, please apply via our website with your CV or email your CV quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment acts as an employment business for this vacancy and is an equal opportunities employer.

Pre-employment checks, including references, may be required.

Due to high application volumes, we may not respond to all unsuccessful applications, but you will be contacted if shortlisted.

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