Senior Client Funds Officer
We are excited to announce the opportunity for a Senior Client Funds Officer to join us on a 12-month fixed term contract to support our dedicated Client Funds Team. We are seeking a passionate and experienced individual with excellent communication skills, a flexible mindset, and the capacity to work efficiently under pressure, juggling demanding and conflicting situations/issues.
The Client Funds Team provides a Deputyship and Appointeeship Service for vulnerable adults who have been assessed as lacking the capacity to manage their own property and financial affairs. This is a varied and interesting role, with a wide range of duties which ensures that the best interest of our clients is always served, and their money is used to give them the best possible quality of life.
This role would suit someone who has previous experience in a financial/administrative/caring role, with good organisational skills, sound financial awareness, and an understanding of the person-centred support needed for our clients.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and motivated individual who has an ability to communicate at all levels. You will be dealing with a variety of clients, third parties, government bodies and other organisations advocating on behalf of the client
You will need:
Excellent attention to detail and the ability to gather complex financial and non-financial information to support applications for benefits, applications to Court and annual reporting to the Office of the Public Guardian
Knowledge of welfare benefits and the ability to understand and interpret national legislation, policies, and guidance
Ability to make sound financial decisions, planning and monitoring client’s budgets and safeguarding future financial needs
Ability to prioritise conflicting demands and to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
To travel throughout the county to meetings with client’s/other council representatives and outside organisations as and when required
The successful candidate will need an enhanced DBS check to be completed
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Rachel Corbett COP@cambridgeshire.gov.ukOur benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemesAbout us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off.We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered.We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs.Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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