Financial Protection Officer

Learning & Skills; Protection (KS); On-site; USD 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days Annual Leave

LG Pension Scheme

Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Darlington Borough Council is seeking a Financial Protection Officer to contribute to a highly effective service, administering appointeeships and acting in the role of deputy on behalf of service users.

You should have approximately 3 yrs experience in a financial environment and 1 yr experience relating financial information to individuals from a non-financial background, plus experience coordinating and monitoring financial administration systems and procedures.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3 yrs experience of working in a financial environment.
• 1 yr experience relating financial information to individuals from a non-financial background.
• Experience coordinating and monitoring financial administration systems and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Administer appointeeships and act in the role of deputy on behalf of service users.

Job description

Financial Protection Officer (Ref: POS001345)

Hours and Pay

Salary £30,515 - £32,046 per annum Salary Band £30,001 to £40,000 Post Type Permanent Hours Per Week Full time

Job and Application details

Categories Finance / Benefits / Revenues / Procurement

Directorate N/A Published Date 01/09/2026 Closing Date 20/09/2026

Darlington Borough Council is seeking to appoint a Financial Protection Officer, to contribute to a highly effective service, administrating appointeeships and acting in the role of deputy on behalf of service users

You should have approximately 3 yr’s experience of working in a financial environment, 1 yrs experience of relating financial information to individuals from a non-financial background and experience of co-ordinating and monitoring financial administration systems and procedures.

Benefits

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)


• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions


• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes


• Staff equality forums


• Green Car Leasing Scheme


• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development


• Physiotherapy service


• Confidential counselling service


• Great wellbeing offer


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts


• Local and National retailer discounts


• Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Total Reward Booklet:

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/17398/total-reward-booklet.pdf

For a further informal discussion, please contact Claire Hayes on [phone] or Marie Harrison on [phone]

General Information for Applicants

If you have any further questions regarding applying for this role or the questions and required fields within the application form, please contact the HR Support team on 01325 403217 or [e-mail].

You must ensure that anything submitted in your application is factually accurate. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications; submissions must be truthful and relevant to your own experience.

We are an equal opportunities' employer. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We aim to interview any applicant who declares a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job.