About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Financial Assessment and Inclusion team Adult Social Care. The role is based in Guildhall 2, Kingston Council.
You will be part of an exciting team that manages the financial assessment process for client receiving Adult Social Care services.
About you
1. The successful candidate will be pro-active and ambitious with excellent welfare benefit knowledge.
2. You will be able to demonstrate a history of working within a finance and customer service team in the adult social care sector.
3. Be analytical and a problem solver.
4. Possess a ‘can do’ attitude and be willing to work collaboratively with other departments and teams.
5. Be ready to take up the challenges
6. A knowledge of the Care Act and charging principles for social care services will be desirable.
About Us
7. The Financial Assessment and Inclusion team is responsible for the provision of a financial assessment and benefit maximisation service for all recipients of care services arranged by Adult Social Care.
8. The team also administers, monitors and processes payments to care providers.
9. The team works collaboratively with ASC colleagues and other internal teams as well as external stakeholders.
10. We are hybrid working team, it is expected that you come into the office minimum of 2 days per week.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
11. A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
12. Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
13. Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
14. Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
15. Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
16. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
17. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
18. Interest free season ticket loans
19. Local Government Pension Scheme
20. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
21. Zip car scheme
22. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support