ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 3 May at 11:55pm.
Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.
Location: Brandon Gate, Hamilton
Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent
Salary / Hourly Rate: £33, - £34,
We are seeking a Self-Directed Support (SDS) Finance Assistant to play a key role in the promotion, set-up, monitoring, and review of all approved Direct Payments made by the partnership. This position will involve providing advice and guidance to Social Work practitioners and Direct Payment recipients, ensuring effective management of Self-directed Support and Direct Payment budgets.
The overarching aim is to empower supported persons and carers to exercise full choice and control over their care. Through Direct Payments, recipients will be encouraged to become confident employers and independent managers of their support, fostering greater autonomy and self-sufficiency.
We are looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, able to manage deadlines with confidence and clarity. You will also be skilled in finance, analysis, organisation, systems, and interpersonal relations. You will be proactive, credible, and creative, with a strong drive for quality improvement and best practice.
You must be adaptable to changing priorities, while remaining a trusted and reliable team member in handling highly confidential and sensitive matters. You should have previous experience of working directly with the public and capable of managing your own workload independently.
An understanding of the health and social care sector, particularly in relation to Self-Directed Support and Direct Payments, is desirable.
You will also be required to support Social Work localities across the resource with SDS Support Planning and all finance related functions, aligned with the operational needs of the service.
Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents
1. Demonstrate, through relevant work examples, how your experience equips you to successfully perform the key duties of this role.
2. How would you approach a situation where a Direct Payment recipient is struggling to manage their budget or employer responsibilities?
3. Describe a time when you identified an issue in a financial or administrative process. What did you do to resolve it?
4. Provide an example of when you had to manage a difficult or sensitive conversation with a member of the public?
5. Describe a situation where you guided or supported someone through a process they were unfamiliar with and the outcome?
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